NAPTIN Targets 4,000 Installers To Fix Metering Gap

The National Power Training Institute of Nigeria (NAPTIN) has unveiled its plans to train 4000 meter installers in the first quarter of 2026 in collaboration with the Presidential Metering Initiative.

The Managing Director of NAPTIN, Alhaji Ahmed Nagode, said this at a stakeholders’ engagement meeting with the Nigerian Electricity Supply Industry (NESI) in Abuja on Thursday.

The meeting, with the theme ”Building Skilled Manpower for a Sustainable Power Sector”, was on enhancing vocational training delivery for the power sector in Nigeria,

Nagode said that NAPTIN was working with the Presidential Metering to train the 4000 meter installers in a bid to close the country’s metering gap.

“This is one of the good programmes coming up from this government to make sure that we have installers ready for the meters.

“We are going to start the first batch, hopefully, in the first quarter of 2026. By the time we are done with this training, we will be able to cover the gap in the area of meter installation.

“I must commend President Bola Tinubu and the Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, for this initiative, ‘’ he said.

Nagode said that the meeting was also about training and real workforce needs, vision and execution.

He said that over the past few years, and particularly in recent months, NAPTIN had been undergoing significant institutional renewal, strengthening its infrastructure.

The MD said it was also expanding its training portfolio, deepening its research and consultancy offerings, and aligning more closely with industry realities.

“However, we are all aware of an important truth: transformation that is not clearly communicated is often unseen, misunderstood, or undervalued. Progress without visibility can easily be mistaken for stagnation.

“Today’s engagement is an open invitation to dialogue, to partnership, and to shared ownership of Nigeria’s power-sector future.

“We look forward to your insights, your feedback, and your collaboration as we continue this journey together”, he said.

He acknowledged the unwavering support of NAPTIN development partners, the European Union (EU) and the Agence Française de Développement (AFD) for their funding and strategic support under the Enhancing Vocational Training Delivery for the Nigerian Power Sector Project.

Nagode also commended the outstanding work of Explicit Communications Limited, which had played a strategic role in helping NAPTIN to find its voice clearly, confidently and consistently.

“They have translated complex reforms into compelling stories. They have communicated NAPTIN’s evolving mandate to diverse audiences: industry operators, regulators, policymakers, development partners, and the general public in a professional, credible, and engaging manner, ‘’he said.

On his part, the NAPTIN’s Director of Training, Mr Abdulahi Aliyu, said the institute’s focus was based on the training needs and skill gaps identified in the power sector.

Aliyu said that NAPTIN training spanned all the sub-sectors in the power sector which include generation, transmission, distribution and renewable energy.