On Pre-paid Meters – FG Says Meters Purchased Under NMMP Is Exempted From Meter Hike

The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) will exempt all pre-paid meters bought under the National Mass Metering Program (NMMP) from the upward review of cost of pre-paid meters that it announced in its November 11 circular, indications emerged to this effect on Friday.

 

The explanation came on the heels of the calls for NERC to differentiate between those that procured their pre-paid meters under the Meter Asset Providers (MAP) and those under the NMMP.

The pre-paid meters under NMMP is a free of charge while the MAP is via some costs.

 

But the NERC’s circular combined the two metering programs as one.

 

Responding to the call for NERC to clarify that the upward review is strictly for the pre-paid meters procured under MAP, President Muhammadu Buhari’s Special Adviser on Infrastructure, Mr Ahmed Zakari, said the customers that get their pre-paid meters under NMMP have nothing to lose.

 

According to him: “The regulation is clear. Even if one decides to pay there is a refund process.

“I estimate up to 90% of pre-paid meters in the market will go through NMMP in the near term so this is not an issue either way.”