EEDC to Spend N80bn on Meters for Customers

By David-Chyddy Eleke in  Awka
 

The Enugu Electricity Distribution Company, EEDC has said it would need N80billion to procure meters for its customers in the South east zone.

The company said it had already spent N10 billion in metering its customers to ensure accuracy and exact billing power consumption pattern and would not relent until all its customers were metered. 

The Company’s head of communication, Mr. Emeka Eze stated this in Awka during a town hall meeting with customers of the company. 

Eze said the company inherited a metering gap of about 700,000 customers, which was supposed to cost about N80 billion, but having spent N10 billion already, the number of those requesting for it had reduced as it was still distributing them.

“Even as I speak to you, we are still distributing meters. We are doing it feeder by feeder, and that it has not gotten to you does not mean that we are not distributing. We will continue to do so until it goes round. We only urge our customers to go online and apply and not to give money to anyone as the meters are not for sale,” he said.

Earlier, Mr. Samuel Onuoha, the company’s network manager explained to customers that meters ordered by the company had arrived the country and a fresh phase of distribution would start soon. 

He also assured that newly installed transformer at the company’s transmission station would soon be powered, and that it would boost the availability of power especially with the improvement in power generation. 

“We now generate 7,000 megawatts of electricity, but the problem we have is distribution. Problems associated with estimated bills would be over soon too.”

We only implore you to bear with us a little more,” he pleaded.