THE WHISTLER

BREAKING: More Hardship For Nigerians As FG Raises Price Of Pre-Paid Meter From N82,855 To N109,684

By Ifeanyi Onuba

The Federal Government has raised the price of both single-phase and three-phase electricity meters beginning from November 15, 2021.

It announced this in a circular dated November 11, 2021, issued by the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission.

The circular was addressed to managing directors, all electricity distribution companies and all meter asset providers.

The circular, with reference number NERC/REG/MAP/GEN/751/2, was entitled ‘Review of the unit price of end-use meters under the Meter Asset Provider and National Mass Metering Regulations.’

Recall, the metering scheme was introduced by the Federal Government through the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission, following the high level of complaints received from customers dissatisfied with the estimated billing practices.

Shortly after the launch of the metering scheme, the FG launched the National Mass Metering Programme (NMMP), to increase the country’s metering rate and eliminate arbitrary estimated billing.