Eko Electricity Distribution Company (EKEDC) has launched a mobile metering exercise for its customers in Festac Town, Satellite Town, Agboju, and other areas under its Festac District in Lagos.
The company aims to use the two-week on-the-spot application to speed up the metering of its customers in those areas.
Godwin Idemudia, General Manager, Corporate Communications of the company,said the exercise is being done under the Meter Asset Provider (MAP) scheme,adding that the initiative is to support the existing online process of acquiring prepaid meters by customers under the MAP scheme.
He said the initiative has started in Festac and assured that other business districts would soon benefit from same.
He implored the company’s customers in Festac and its environs to visit the company’s district office at 23 Road, S Close in Festac Town to take advantage of this opportunity.
“Our customer service team and authorised MAP vendors – MOJEC International Ltd., are on ground to attend to customers in their meter applications,” he said.
Speaking,Dr Tinuade Sanda, Managing Director, EKEDC, said metering is a major concern to the power firm on the strength that there was need to accurately measure the energy consumed by customers to reduce its losses.
She added:“As much as we have made our estimated billing process to be as accurate as possible, it pales when compared to owning a prepaid meter.
“Hence, we are here with the MOJEC International Ltd. team who will be stationed here in Festac for two weeks and assist our dear customers in getting their meters installed within 72 hours of confirmation of payment.This is against the usual 10 working days under the MAP scheme”
She warned customers against patronising unauthorised entities for meters as Eko Disco had 10 MAP vendors approved by the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC), including MOJEC.
Chantelle Abdul, Group Managing Director, MOJEC International Holdings, commended Eko Disco for the partnership in metering electricity consumers and promised that her team would ensure the fulfilment of the EKEDC Mobile MAP objectives, especially the metering of customers within 72 hours after payment.
According to her,MOJEC is against extortion by some meter installers, and encouraged them to report any installer that demands money for the installation of prepaid meters.
She advised customers against meter bypass which does not only affect the effort of EKEDC but also the entire electricity industry.
