DisCos urged to complete enumeration of customers by March 2019
THE NIGERIAN ELECTRICITY Regulatory Commission (NERC) has reiterated its commitment to ensure all electricity customers are enumerated, by urging all 11 electricity distribution companies (DisCos) to roundup enumeration of their customers as the deadline, March 2019 still stands.
According to the commission, DisCos have until March 31 to complete the exercise. NERC had last year, ordered all the distribution companies to submit a list of customers under their jurisdiction in order to aid the metering exercise, and to allow for easy planning.
It also said that its primary focus this year would be improving market liquidity, funding of the revenue gap and accumulated tariff deficits in the books of the electricity distribution companies.
The commission revealed this in a communique issued at the end of its 2nd meeting with the Nigerian Electricity Supply Industry, NESI stakeholders held in Lagos.
The commission also stressed the urgency to close metering gap and highlighted the strategies put in place for accelerated metering of end-use customers under the Meter Asset Provider, MAP regulations.
Other key initiatives planned for 2019 include the completion of the ongoing enumeration of customers, promotion of embedded generation and creation of new investment opportunities through distribution franchising.
It also said its strict approach to safety, compliance monitoring, and customer service issues must be adhered to by all players in the industry.