EEDC laments high incidence of meter by-pass

By Francis Igata

ENUGU—Enugu Electricity Distribution Company, EEDC, has lamented high incidence of meter by-pass and tampering by consumers in the five states of the South East, saying it was responsible for the delay in the roll-out of its metering programme.

This is as consumers of electricity in the zone had expressed dissatisfaction with the services of the company in estimated bills, absence of meters, delay in repairing faulty transformers, prolonged power outages and fixed charges and called on the company to improve their services before considering tariff review.

Addressing her customers in the five South East states as part of the consultation for applying the tariff review, EEDC’s Managing Director, Mr. Robertson Dickerman, said the new meters needed to be designed to check the incessant by-pass and tampering.

The consultative meeting, he said had taken the company to all the states of the South East, adding that it was also a requirement from Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission, NERC.

He disclosed that EEDC had commenced procurement and installation of meters for its maximum demand customers, adding, however, that procurement and installation of pre-paid meters for its single-phase and three-phase customers had advanced.

Dickerman said EEDC was poised to continue to provide effective services to all electricity consumers in the zone, adding that it had made huge investments to reduce aggregate technical, commercial and collective losses and addressing customers’ complaints.

According to him, the company had earmarked N25 billion for investment in Geographic Information System, GIS, and enumeration of customers and assets in its licencse area, adding that the investment woud cover transformers, construction of relief sub-stations and network expansion.

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