IKEJA Electric Distribution Company, IKDC,
one of the nation’s electricity distribution companies, has said the company is
targeting meter at least 15,000 customers monthly in its ongoing prepaid
metering programme.which he said had started in all its six business units adding
that metering of transformers and feeders were also inclusive.
The Head, Corporate Communications, Ikeja
Electric, Mr. Felix Ofulue, who reportedly said this assured that the monthly
programme will continue adding that it will certainly actualize its set
objectives of eliminating arbitrary bills as well as conservation of energy in
the zone.
“Our
target is to be able to meter at least 10,000 to 15,000 customers on a monthly
basis. So, it is a huge investment. Now, we have about 65 to 70 groups that are
metering in various areas of our network.
“What Ikeja Electric is trying to do is to
ensure that no customer will be left out at the end of the day. But the issue
is that we are carrying out this metering activity feeder by feeder, and
transformer by transformer. We will be able to measure the quantum of energy
that is passing through each feeder and transformer.
“But
we might not be able to finish the metering of all customers at the same time.
It is a gradual process; we have captured all their data. We have all the data
of those customers that we are giving estimated billing to in our system and we
are using the data to give them meters across all the units.
“We have six business units across Ikeja Electric
network – Ikorodu, Ikeja, Shomolu, Oshodi, Akowonjo and Abule Egba. We make
sure we spread whatever we are doing across all the business units so that the
customers that we have metered will be able to tell others that truly we are
metering. It is a gradual process, and we are going to make sure everybody is
metered.
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