President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered that 36 million prepaid meters be installed across the country by June. Goddy Jedy-Agba, minister of state for power, disclosed this on Friday after his inspection of the meter testing facility of the Nigeria Electricity Management Services Agency (NEMSA) in Enugu. Ekohotblog reports that the minister stated that the agency … Read more
The National Mass Metering Programme (NMMP) will, on Friday, commence the distribution of free electricity meters to Nigerians. It is in fulfilment of President Muhammadu Buhari’s promise to ensure mass metering in the country to eliminate the problem of estimated billing in the electricity sector. It will be recalled that President Buhari had promised that … Read more
Rich Nigerians will now pay more for the electricity consumed as the new electricity tariff is set to takeoff next month. The development is sequel to President Muhammadu Buhari approval of the implementation of the proposed cost-reflective electricity tariff for the Nigerian Electricity Supply Industry (NESI) on Tuesday. Following the approval, the new tariff structure … Read more
The consumers of electricity in Enugu state have announced plans to stage a massive protest against the plans of Enugu Electricity Distribution Company (EEDC), to stop the distribution of prepaid meters in the state. It was gathered that a notice of the stoppage of pre-paid meters distribution was signed by EEDC Network Manager, Mr Jyotirmaya … Read more