We’ve metered 60% of Nigeria’s electricity consumers – FB

“Council has directed that stakeholders, led by the Attorney General of the Federation, the Honourable Minister of Power, the Special Adviser on Power, the Office of the Special Adviser to the President on Oil and Gas, the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission, the BPE and all other critical stakeholders, should engage constructively so as to streamline and harmonise the Federal Government’s position in terms of the required amendments to fine-tune the Electricity Act, and we are engaging in that regard,” he stated.

The federal government on Wednesday disclosed that it has metered roughly 60 per cent of active electricity customers in Nigeria, with an ongoing rollout under Phase 1 of the $500 million World Bank-financed Distribution Sector Recovery Programme (DISREP).“We just finished the meeting, which also had in attendance the Honourable Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, who is the Vice Chair of the Council; the Honourable Minister of Power; the Attorney General, duly represented by the Solicitor General; the Honourable Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment; and, of course, the private members,” he added.