The Federal Government has clarified that the forthcoming electricity meter upgrade process, to be carried out by power distribution companies, will not impact the credit unit balance in the meters. This reassuring information was provided in a statement issued by the Nigerian Electricity Management Services Agency (NEMSA) in Abuja.
As a reminder, the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission had previously advised prepaid meter users to complete the meter upgrade before November of the following year to avoid any potential loss of the meters.
In an effort to shed more light on the meter upgrade process, NEMSA pledged to ensure that all electricity meters and instruments deployed in the sector meet the required standards. Aliyu Tahir, the Managing Director of NEMSA, offered further insights in a statement, stating, “Let me assure all electricity customers that they have nothing to fear as the meter upgrade process will not affect the credit unit balance on their meters. The credit balance will remain intact after the upgrade.”
Tahir went on to clarify that the meter upgrade is a one-time process and assured customers that subsequent energy token purchases will proceed as usual once the upgrade has been successfully completed.
This announcement comes in response to concerns about the Standard Transfer Specification for the upgrade of prepaid meters through Token Identifier rollover, a process set to be initiated by power distributors in Nigeria.
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