Ikeja Electric Distribution Company has announced that it will temporarily stop taking orders from customers for new prepaid meters until it has addressed the backlog of previous requests.
This decision was shared by Morenikeji Amosun, the head of prepaid revenue management and metering at Ikeja Electric, during a virtual stakeholders’ meeting.
Amosun explained that the company had been unable to attend to customers’ requests for prepaid meters for several months leading up to the change in pricing.
Ikeja Electric is currently focused on fulfilling orders from customers who have already paid for meters, and they are actively working to ensure that these customers receive their prepaid meters as soon as possible. Customers have been urged to exercise patience during this process.
“We have a backlog…we’re not taking new orders.
“It will be unfair for those that have paid money before the price increase to not receive their meters and those who will pay N88,000 will be getting it,” he said.
Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission last Wednesday approved an increase in the prices of prepaid electricity meters.
The commission said a single-phase meter would now cost N81,975.16k, instead of the previous price of N58,661.69k; and the price of a three-phase meter was increased to N143,836.10k from N109,684.36k.
NERC said the approved meter prices are exclusive of value-added tax.
