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A cross-section of Nigerian power consumers plagued with estimated billing menace have lauded the efforts of Mojec Meter Asset Management Company as it ramped up efforts to reduce the country’s metering gap with the extension of the Mobile Meter Access Provider (MAP) programme to the Ibeju Lekki axis in partnership with Eko Electricity Distribution Company (EKEDC).
The consumers expressed their views at the Mojec/EKEDC Mobile MAP activation in Bashorun Town, Ibeju Lekki, where they noted that the meters being delivered to their doorsteps have empowered them to be in complete control of their energy usage.
In a clear indication of their warm embrace of the initiative, the residents trooped out in their numbers, as early as 8am, at the EKEDC’s Ibeju Lekki office, where officials of Mojec and EKEDC were on hand to guide them through the process of getting metered in 72 hours.
Project Manager, Mojec International Limited, Lekan Bashiru, indicated that extending the Mobile MAP activation to Ibeju-Lekki was a result of the company’s determination to address the country’s metering gap, which was quickly becoming a bane to both the DisCos and their customers.
The novelty of prepaid meters is that they assist users in managing and conserving energy. According to him, if more consumers are metered, it has the ability to quell estimated billings, which is in line with the metering agenda of the Nigeria Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC), which authorised the MAP programme.
“I want to appeal to everyone in this community to key into this initiative to get their meters. Under this Mobile MAP, we want to deploy over 5,000 meters to consumers. Once we receive your application from EKEDC, we will send it to our installers, who will validate your payment. Following confirmation, they would proceed to your home to inspect your connections, and if it is confirmed okay, we would send you an invoice and proceed to install your meter in less than 72 hours.”
He further stated: “Let me also add that meter installation is free. You are not supposed to pay any of the installers as you have paid for everything online. Their job is to come and install it for you. If you have any complaint, it will be resolved in less than 24 hours.”
