Free meters: How Band A, B customers can benefit from NERC's N30bn plan

If you are an unmetered Band A oregon Band B energy customer, you could payment from the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission's ₦30 cardinal program to supply escaped energy meters to consumers crossed the country.

Under the programme, customers volition not person to wage for the meters oregon their installation. Electricity organisation companies, DisCos, are liable for supplying and installing them, though NERC has not outlined a circumstantial exertion oregon registration process for customers.

The inaugural is portion of the 3rd tranche of the Meter Acquisition Fund, MAF, introduced done NERC Order No. NERC/2026/121, which took effect connected November 2, 2026.

But however does the programme impact customers successful the 2 energy bands?

For Band A customers who bash not yet person meters, the bid provides for the metering of each remaining unmetered consumers successful the category.

Band B customers are besides included, with NERC directing organisation companies to velocity up metre installations for them. However, the committee did not committedness that each unmetered Band B lawsuit would person a metre immediately.

The work for providing the meters lies with the country's 11 energy organisation companies, ...