“Discos Still Have Backlog of 2million Meters to Distribute to Electricity Consumers” – Amadi

The former chairman of the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission, NERC, Sam Amadi has said that the last regulatory audit of the metering gap in Nigeria’s power sector showed that up to two million electricity consumers are yet to be provided with meters by the electricity distribution companies, Discos.

Amadi stated in an interview in Abuja that the metering audit by the NERC was done in December 2015 preparatory to the conclusion of the new tariff review.

He however noted that the gap can be bridged through multiple creative means, which include government subvention and private investments.

According to him, such subventions or investments in bridging the metering gap would have to be backed by the regulator.

Amadi said: “We still have like two million meters backlog by the last assessment. The metering gap can only be closed by investments mandated by the regulator, recovered through tariff but spread out over the years. But government can help now by making investments.”