Mass Metering: FG Grants Yola Electricity N5.06bn For 85,367 Electricity Meters
The Federal government in a bid to bridge the gap within the Nigerian Electricity Supply Industry, has flagged off the Mass Metering Program for Yola electricity distribution company with a soft loan of N5.06bn to source 85,367 electricity meters.
The Minister of Power, Sale Mamman disclosed this via his twitter handle on Thursday, stating that the 85,367 meters comprised of 62,324 single-phase meters and 23,057 three-phase meters.
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“Under the 1st phase of this mass metering Program which means customers within Adamawa, Borno, Taraba and Yobe states can look forward to getting these meters immediately.”
According to him, the initiative is aimed at significantly reducing the Aggregate Technical, Commercial and Collection losses which has had a negative impact on the revenue stream of the DisCos and also improve electricity supply to Nigerians.
He said, “I also like to call on customers to desist from tampering with electricity meters. This is not only to improve the revenue of DisCos and the Electricity industry, but more importantly for the safety of all customers.
“Finally, Yola DisCos and every other DisCo within the country must employ an effective communication strategy to ensure customers are carried along through this process.”
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