The Management of the Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC) said on Wednesday that it would soon distribute 500,000 pre-paid meters to electricity consumers in some North-Central states.
Dr. Balami Halidu-Arhyel, Head, Client Relations and Customer Services, AEDC, disclosed this when he led a delegation from the company to the Nasarawa State Assembly Committee on Works and Transport in Lafia.
Halidu-Arhyel said that the meters would be distributed to the customers free, pointed out that the measure was to ensure transparent and fair billing of consumers.
He said that the distribution of the meters would reduce complaints by electricity consumers on over billing, and contribute to the overall development of the country.
He told the committee that the meeting was to honour its invitation for discussions on complaints of over billing and other matters made by electricity consumers in the state.
“The company will soon distribute 500,000 Pre-Paid Meters (PPM) free of charge to electricity consumers in Kogi, Kwarra, Niger and Nasarawa.
“I want to assure you of the company’s readiness to ensure transparent and fair billing and improved services to our customers,” he said.
Halidu-Arhyel said the company had acquired and installed 19 new transformers of different capacities, 140 feeder pillar units, 120 high tension poles and 54 low tension poles in the state.
He said that other items were 26,000 metres of aluminum conductors, 30 fiber ladders, 600 metres of cable and 8 drums of transformer oil.
The team leader said that the company did all to ensure adequate and constant power supply across the state.
Responding, the committee Chairman, Mr Abubakar Imam, advised the company to provide the pre-paid meters without delay to avoid over billing of electricity consumers.
Imam (APC-Lafia Central) also called on the company to engage in proper enlightenment on its activities and improve on its power supply, to boost socio-economic activities in the state.
