The Federal Government has unveiled plans to deploy seven million electricity meters across the country as part of a major reform programme aimed at ending estimated billing, improving revenue collection and restoring confidence in Nigeria’s struggling power sector.
The initiative comes as national metering coverage rises to about 57 percent, marking a significant improvement in efforts to close a metering gap that has left millions of electricity consumers exposed to disputed and estimated bills.
Olu Verheijen, Special Adviser to the President on Energy, disclosed the plan at a Nigerian-British Chamber of Commerce (NBCC) energy conference in Lagos, where stakeholders reviewed progress in ongoing reforms across the country’s energy sector.
According to her, the seven million-meter rollout will be implemented through a presidential metering initiative and a separate World Bank-backed programme designed to accelerate meter deployment nationwide.
“Metering protects consumers. It reduces estimated billing and it builds the commercial discipline that
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