The immediate past chairman Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC), Dr. Sam Amadi, has said about 70 per cent of electricity consumers are not metered and that this has hampered accurate billing by Electricity Distribution Companies (DISCOs), The Nation reports.
Amadi, who spoke in Lagos during the week, while reacting to the recent tariff increase, said estimated bills are currently still being used to ensure that between 50 and 70 per cent of electricity consumers are not disconnected before the metering processes are completed. He, however, explained the implication of the new tariff regime, noting that the tariff increase allows for more investments in the industry so as to enable more metering to occur.
Amadi also gave three major reasons for the poor supply of electricity as; gas supply, metering and tariff problems. He noted that electricity in the country has been hovering around 4000mw per day, which is meagre compared to the huge population and industrial concentration in the country.
Source: Energy Mix Report
