PHED Targets 135,000 New Meters to Eliminate Postpaid Billing
Blessing Ibunge in Port Harcourt
The Port Harcourt Electricity Distribution Company (PHED) has announced plans to install over 135,000 meters across its franchise areas as part of efforts to deepen transparency, improve revenue collection, and strengthen customer trust.
Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of PHED, Mr Ete Pinnick, disclosed this during the PHED/NERC Customer Enlightenment and Complaint Resolution Meeting in Port Harcourt, themed “We Learn Together, We Grow Together.”
According to Pinnick, the initiative aligns with the company’s drive for “cultural transformation” aimed at improving customer relations and promoting accountability in energy consumption. Our metering percentage today is about 60 percent. Right now, we have 85,000 meters we’re installing, and by the end of that programme, we should reach about 135,000,” Pinnick stated.
“We have the Meter Acquisition Fund (MAF) Phase Two, with 16,000 meters allocated to our region, and the MAP programme running concurrently. If it were up to me, we would not have any postpaid customers,” he added.
