Electricity Meters Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (EMMAN), the umbrella body for local meter manufacturers, has supported the federal government’s initiative on metering scheme for Nigerians and expressed commitment to the successful of its implementation.
EMMAN pledged its support in communiqué issued at the end of a strategic meeting between its members and ZIKLAGSIS Networks Limited (ZNL) in Abuja recently.
According to the Executive Secretary, EMMAN, Mr. Muideen Ibrahim, who made the communiqué available, local meter manufacturers have resolved to ensure that their various factories work in full capacity to deliver on the metering needs.
The group noted that the manufacturers are confident that the metering project would bring about economic revolution and development as it would create job opportunities for the teeming unemployed Nigerians as well as enhance transfer of technology to the country.
According to the EMMAN the quality of meters manufactured its members are of international standards that can compete favourably with any brand from any part of the world, adding they are tropicalised for the Nigerian environment to withstand the extreme weather condition such as temperature and humidity.
One of the major decisions taken at the meeting was that the local manufacturers would produce at least 25,000 meters monthly for a start and with a plan increase production gradually to meet the metering need and for ease of deployment.
Ibrahim disclosed that EMMAN and ZNL have requested the federal government a two-month lead-time from the day the contract is awarded and commitment made.
While expressing their profound gratitude to President MuhammaduBuhari for the good initiative and to the Minister of Power, Works and Housing, BabatundeFashola for his unflinching support for local manufacturers, EMMAN pleaded with the government to encourage local manufacturers to continue to be in operations to help reduce unemployment rate by allocating adequate forex to aid their continuous operations.
The Group thanked the management of ZNL for patronising the local meter manufacturers thereby helping the country’s economy to grow.
