The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission has ordered power distribution companies to disconnect electricity consumers who reject meters.
The Federal government recently commenced the mass deployment of about six million meters across the country, in order to halt policy of estimated billing, and improve service delivery in the power sector.
However, the industry operators report that some electricity consumers are opposed to being metered in order to avoid paying the exact sum for the electricity that they consume.
Following the development, the NERC on Wednesday mandated DisCos to commence the disconnection of electricity users who oppose being metered.
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The NERC directive said: “Any customer that rejects the installation of a meter on their premises shall not be entitled to supply and must be disconnected and shall only be reconnected to the network after the meter has been installed.”
The order, which was jointly signed by the NERC Chairman, James Momoh, and a Commissioner, Dafe Akpeneye, took effect from November 1, 2020.