The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission has mandated Power distribution companies to disconnect consumers who reject being metered.
The directive followed claims by operators that some electricity consumers were opposed to being metered in order not to pay the exact sum for the electricity they consume.
In its latest regulatory order to the Discos,NERC said ‘Any customer that rejects the installation of a meter on their premises by (Disco) shall not be entitled to supply and must be disconnected to the network after the meter has been installed”
The directives which were signed by the NERC Chairman,James Momoh and a Commissioner,Dafe Ampeneye, took effect from November 1,2020.
The Acting Managing Director, Transmission Company of Nigeria,Sule Abdulaziz, had told Journalists on Wednesday, in Abuja, that the recent collapse of the power grid was restored within 40 minutes.
In an effort to stop estimated billing and improve service delivery in the power sector, the Federal Government recently commenced the mass deployment of about six million meters across the country.
