Eko DisCo targets 100% metering to improve efficiency 

Eko Electricity Distribution Company (EKEDC) has announced its ambition to achieve 100 per cent metering of its customers to improve electricity supply in its network.

The company’s Chief Executive Officer, Dr Tinuade Sanda, during its Ijora District customer engagement forum in Lagos, noted that money collected from customers goes to all the players within the Nigeria Electricity Supply Industry (NESI) value chain.

Sanda, who was represented by Chief Human Resources Officer, EKEDC, Aik Alenkhe, said the elimination of estimated billings and urgent target of metering of customers with prepaid meters are the way to go.

On the issue of vandalisation, she said it had adversely affected power distribution to customers, noting that the economic power and livelihood of the customers had been disrupted due to vandalisation.

She said energy theft and vandalisation were punishable offences under Section 94(3) of the EPSRA Act 2005 and culprits were liable to imprisonment for five to 7 years.

Also, she said the company had spent over 15 million dollars on infrastructural development within its network and noted that every year, EKEDC commits a significant portion of its capital expenditure (CAPEX) to infrastructural development.

EKEDC boss stressed that a portion of the company’s capital expenditure is committed to rehabilitation, construction and maintenance of various projects within the network to ensure efficient and effective service delivery which includes changing of transformers, upgrading of injection substations, rehabilitation of transformers and other projects.

“Our mission is to improve the quality of lives of all customers by utilising cutting-edge technology to ensure a safe, sustainable and reliable electricity supply,” she said.

General Manager, Technical Services, EKEDC, Okpo Onyekwere said daily energy allocation to the company had reduced from 513 megawatts to 350 megawatts in the last two weeks.

“We have been experiencing a reduction in our allocation but we have been working hard to ensure every customer within our network enjoys uninterrupted power supply,” he said.