The President, Muhammadu Buhari, has restated his administration’s commitment to ending estimated electricity billing in Nigeria.
He stated that his government would ensure that consumers pay only for the electricity they consume.
The President made this known Wednesday through his Twitter handle, @MBuhari.
The President also revealed that his administration was making money available for distribution of one million free meters in the first instance while the target is to meet the 6.5 million deficit of meters nationwide.
“Under the first phase of the Presidential Mass Metering Initiative, we are making funding immediately available for DisCos to roll out 1,000,000 meters in the first phase, at no cost to consumers. Deployment has already started in parts of Kano, Kaduna, Lagos and Abuja, he stated.
“Future phases of this metering initiative will help us fully meet the 6.5 million deficit of meters nationwide and will impact an estimated 30 million consumers. All meters under this programme will be sourced from local manufacturers and in-country stock, to create jobs.
“We are committed to ending estimated billing in all forms in Nigeria, and ensuring that Nigerians pay only for the electricity they consume”, the President added.