Shocking: “Discos installs substandard prepaid meters to Nigerians”-TCN
December 10. 2017: Complaints by electricity consumers about the installation of non-compliant meters by power distributors have been confirmed by the Transmission Company of Nigeria, PUNCH Newspaper reports
Power distribution companies are increasingly installing meters that are non-compliant with industry standards, the Transmission Company of Nigeria has said.
According to the Market Operator, a department in the TCN, many substandard meters are being given out by Discos to electricity consumers, a development that will attract sanctions if not stopped.
This, however, was countered by the power distributors, as they dared the transmission company to name the Discos that were culpable.
But the information from the TCN, which was captured in the latest report presented by the Market Operator at the last meeting of the Nigerian power sector, confirmed claims by consumers that some meters were non-compliant, as the meters read too fast, and made users to pay excessive electricity bills.