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The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission has said the obligation to ensure that all electricity consumers have meters remained with the electricity distribution companies under Meter Asset Provider Regulations 2018.

“This is consistent with their respective licensing terms and conditions and Section 4 (1) of the said regulations that provides that, inter alia, distribution licensee is responsible for the achievement of metering targets as specified by the commission from time to time,” NERC said in a statement on Monday.

The regulator was reacting to a statement by the Association of Nigerian Electricity Distributors, the umbrella body for the Discos, that Discos were no longer responsible for the provision of meters to electricity consumers across the country.

NERC noted that Section 4 (3) of the MAP Regulation required that all distribution licensees should engage the services of meter asset providers towards meeting the metering targets as specified by the commission and in accordance with the provisions of the MAP Regulations 2018.

It stated that the Discos were expected to engage MAPs within 120 days of coming into effect of the regulations.

The commission said, “The deadline was fixed for July 31, 2018 but was extended to November 30, 2018 to engender more competition between potential MAPs, thus providing better value for consumers.

“Several of the Discos experienced slippage in the timeline stipulated by the commission and this infraction is being handled in line with the enforcement regulations of the commission.

According to the statement, the commission is currently reviewing the MAP procurement reports and successful meter asset providers shall be announced after a meeting with the Discos and preferred bidders scheduled to hold next week.

“The commission wishes to reaffirm its commitment to expedite a closure of the current metering gap, thus limiting the practice of estimated billing to very exceptional cases in line with the provisions of the MAP regulations,” it added.

The Executive Director, ANED, Mr Sunday Oduntan, was reported on Monday to have said that metering was no longer the responsibility of Discos.

According to him, that responsibility now lies with the meter asset providers licensed by the NERC.

Oduntan said that with the licensing of the meter asset providers, the Discos would now concentrate on addressing other challenges in the power supply business.

He said, “Metering has been taken off the Discos’ primary responsibility and that is why the Federal Government through NERC came up with MAPs. In summary, the meter asset providers are essentially now in charge of metering, not the Discos.

"We are participants; we have a role to play and we are playing this role by cooperating with them. But we are not the ones to provide meters to Nigerians, going forward. People need to understand that and we support anything that will make it possible for Nigerians to have meters.”


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Lalasticlala

Everybody dodging from his responsibility in this Buhari governement .

You wonder why the country is in such a sorry state .

Before we know, this will be the sole reason why APC and co failed to improve power generation and distribution. Everyone shirking their responsibilities..hmmmm

Confused government

If only NERC and the government would tell the truth to the public about the mess they created in the power sector that the DISCOs are now trying to clean up. It's really not a good time most of the DISCOs, bad business something . No wonder most of them are saying they are not doing again and that they are ready to collect their money back even if it is at a discount.

If metering was that easy, why didn't government meter everyone when they still had major control before privatization? Scam government!

No be say I get light sef

Confusion at its peak




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This country sef. Everyone is throwing blames. PDP is blaming APC for where we are now. APC is blaming PDP for same reason

Wakanda rubbish is all these sef?!

Common, Do your job and LET THERE BE LIGHT and stop all these useless online war!

lol, isorite.
Tomorrow's Headline: Discos fire back at NERC!

Which kain wahala be this.

In Nigeria, Let there be light is an impossible tense..

Na wah oo

Smh
And the minister of power is not saying a word about this.

What is all these mess?

As long as fashola continue to be the power minister,the illegal estimated billing will continue because according to him ''criminalising estimated billing will erode the gain in the power sector and will discourage investments in the power sector''. If the person at the helm of affairs at the ministry of power has this mindset,there is no hope of having pre-paid meters.

Institutions can no longer carry on their job responsibilities.

It's now more of the Anybody parable.

Diary of a failed state.

Which way Nigeria?

michlins:
This country sef. Everyone is throwing blames. PDP is blaming APC for where we are now. APC is blaming PDP for same reason

the matter tire me...... make this world end and let start afresh.....

Hehehehhehehe

And here in Jos we chilling with free meters except for recently where they started selling it at 25k.. JED are trying to a certain extent on that meter level

oz4real83:
As long as fashola continue to be the power minister,the illegal estimated billing will continue because according to him ''criminalising estimated billing will erode the gain in the power sector and will discourage investments in the power sector''. If the person at the helm of affairs at the ministry of power has this mindset,there is no hope of having pre-paid meters.

Estimated billing is not illegal. In fact, it is recommended and approved by the sector's regulatory body. But Government wouldn't tell you that, they want everyone to keep using the DISCOs as a shield for their gross in incompetence. If it were illegal, why haven't they penalized any DISCO for it? Government should come out and tell us the truth, we are tired of the blame-games.

I knew something was fishy when Discos announced there were no longer in charge of metering. MAP is just there to help the discos achieve metering all over Nigeria.

It makes more sense.

in other words.................you are on your own

NaijaRoyalty:
Everybody dodging from his responsibility in this Buhari governement .

You wonder why the country is in such a sorry state .

Blame GEJ for selling out the DISCOS to his cronies. What concerns a government regulatory agency with distribution of meters? Are they the ones billing you for the power supplied to your house?

Ppo say dem no Want do but they say dem most do.... Naija sha

Evidence of mediocrity.

Administration of blame games and responsibilities shifting

Nevee:
If only NERC and the government would tell the truth to the public about the mess they created in the power sector that the DISCOs are now trying to clean up. It's really not a good time most of the DISCOs, bad business something . No wonder most of them are saying they are not doing again and that they are ready to collect their money back even if it is at a discount.

If metering was that easy, why didn't government meter everyone when they still had major control before privatization? Scam government!

You've displayed little understanding of the power sector.

In 2013 precisely 1st November, President Goodluck Jonathan privatized the Gencos and Discos, then retained only Transmission Company of Nigeria.

From 2013 to May, 2015 the Gencos and Discos realized that they have no idea of power Generation and Distribution, but ran into debts over poor management.

Fashola became the Minister and the Gencos and Discos cried for intervention. Buhari approved a refund of what they paid to Government under Jonathan to be given to them as loan/support. Despite that, they're still under performing.

Infact government has refunded their monies back

How's this the problem of Buhari or this administration? Why not call Jonathan that privatized and handed over power sector to people who have no idea of how stuff works?

Dandsome:
Administration of blame games and responsibilities shifting

Study to show understanding.

This Government has zero blame. Ask the president in power in 2013 that sold PHCN to private investors to manage

See confused confusion