He said that in the tariff, NERC included some provision that would ensure that the DisCos pay what they are obligated to pay.
“A situation where communities buy transformers, cables, and poles must stop.”
No fewer than 178,864 pre-paid meters were installed in Q2 of 2023, representing an increase of 3,586 against the 175,281 installed in 1Q of the same year.
“Customers must upgrade their prepaid meters by sequentially entering the two KCT tokens (KCT1 & KCT2).
“We should not base our tariff against factors we do not have any control over,” he said.
Mr Idemudia said that the DisCos’ technical and safety teams were currently assessing the situation and investigating to identify the cause of the fire.
Specifically, the total revenue collected by DisCos stood at N761.17 billion, as against N526.77 billion in 2020.
“The massive disconnection of communities because of debt is not only illegal, it is outrageous and an abuse of the people’s right.”
About 980,000 electricity customers benefited from the free prepaid meters under the first phase of NMMP
