Apply! Electricity company begins sharing free metre for consumer

• Eko Electricity Distribution Company (EKEDC) has begun providing free prepaid meters to Band A customers
• This represents effort by the DisCo to bridge the metering gap under the Meter Acquisition Fund (MAF) program
• The process is monitored by the industry regulator, the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC)

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Under the Meter Acquisition Fund (MAF) program, Eko Electricity Distribution Company (EKEDC) has started giving away free prepaid meters to Band A consumers in its franchise region as part of its ongoing efforts to close the metering gap.

EKEDC expressed readiness to metering qualified customers during the project's 60-day duration. Photo Credit: Ikeja Electrics
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The Federal Government of Nigeria launched the Meter Acquisition Fund (MAF) program as part of the Presidential Metering Initiative (PMI) with the goal of giving Band A subscribers free meters. It seeks to expedite postpaid clients' switch to prepaid and fix malfunctioning meters.

The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC), the industry regulator, keeps an eye on the procedure.

Babatunde Lasaki, General Manager, Corporate Communications at EKEDC, stated that the company is prepared and committed to metering eligible customers within the project's 60-day timeframe.

He said,

“We encourage all our Band A customers with obsolete and faulty meters to proceed to our website to apply for a replacement at no cost. If you are a postpaid customer under any of our Band A feeders, please apply, and we will meter you immediately”.

Lasaki added that the MAF program is a Federal government intervention to address the metering issues for Band A customers; it does not replace the Meter Asset Provider (MAP) program, which operates concurrently and enables customers to buy their meters and receive a gradual reimbursement of the cost.

“The MAF scheme isn’t only for Band A customers, however, this is the first tranche of the intervention and is solely for Band A customers. Other tranches will commence soon which will cut across our customer base”, he added.

Lasaki concluded by praising the several actions taken by the Federal Government to close the metering gap and enhance the overall performance of the electricity industry.

As the top performer on numerous performance metrics by the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC), which oversees the electricity market, EKEDC takes pride in its leadership in technology, customer experience, and service quality.

Nigerian DisCo bars customers from recharging old metres

Legit.ng reported that Ikeja Electric has announced that it will no longer support the Unister card metre and other obsolete card metres under the Federal Government Metre Acquisition Fund (MAF) initiative.

The company disclosed this in a public notice on Sunday, February 2, 2025, warning its customers that its technology may no longer support the Unistar card metre and other outdated metres.

According to the electricity company, all eligible Band A customers will get a complimentary metre replacement under the Federal Government/NERC MAF initiative.

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