The Benin Electricity Plc on Wednesday said it had metered over 30,000 customers within its franchise states of Edo, Delta, Ondo and Ekiti within two months.

This is contained in a statement signed by Head of Metering, Orerome  Ofu, in Benin City.

According to the statement, out of 48,000 customers that applied for meters, more than 30,000 have been metered, having gone through the metering processes.

He noted that the metering of the customers was made possible with the introduction of the online application of meters by the Nigeria Electricity Regulatory Commission.

“This development will improve service delivery and streamline the billing process. The new meter application process became necessary because before now, applying for meters was cumbersome. But with the introduction of the four steps of Application, Evaluation, Payment and Metering, it became easier for customers to purchase meters,” he said.

Mr Ofu noted that metering of the customers would put an end to estimated billing, warning customers not to pay money directly to any staff or installer, but through BEDC MAP application system.

He added that customers should also visit www.beninelectric.com or customer service for more information.

According to him, anyone caught bypassing or tampering with the meter will be prosecuted according to the law.

He commended the MD/CEO of the company, Deolu Ijose, for his steadfastness and foresight in ensuring that the metering gap was closed through the introduction of new MAP vendors.

(NAN)