An indigenous meter manufacturer, Mr Kola Balogun, on Monday urged the Federal Government to stop electricity Distribution Companies (DISCOs) from importing smart meters into the country.
Balogun said in Lagos that local meter manufacturers have the capacity to meet consumers’ demand for metering.
Balogun, Chairman, Mommas Engineering Meters Manufacturing Company Limited (MEMMCOL), urged DISCOs to embrace the Metering Assets Providers (MAPs) policy recently initiated by Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC).
Balogun said MEMMCOL alone had the capacity to produce 60,000 meters per month, while other companies could produce 20, 000 each per month.
He said the capacity of local meter manufacturers was being underutilised due to very low patronage from government and electricity boards.
He noted that through increased capacity production to meet the local demand, meter manufacturers could employ millions of Nigerian youths and professionals.
Balogun called on the NERC to accredit and issue licences to more companies in order to flood the market with enough and quality smart meters.
Balogun said that MAPs policy would bridge the widening metering gap in the electricity supply industry.
He said the new regulation on metering would be a great relief for electricity consumers as it would enable them to get meters as quickly as possible.
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