The first phase of mass meters deployment currently being executed by Kaduna Electric will be completed within six weeks.
This was disclosed by the Head, Energy Metering and New connection of the company
, Aliyu Abbas Abdullahi, at the weekend while inspecting the meters installation exercise in Doka area of Kaduna.
He revealed
that “the meters’ deployment programme of the company is currently going
on simultaneously in Kaduna, Kebbi and Sokoto States” while assuring
that “the exercise will be launched in Zamfara State before the end of
the year.”
He urged
customers to embrace the new smart meters which will replace the old
ones at customers homes saying the smart meters allows for ease of use
as customers can recharge their meters even in the comfort of their
bedrooms.
Aliyu
disclosed that Kaduna, Sokoto and Kebbi States have been allocated
20,000, 18,000 and 12,000 smart meters respectively in the first phase
of the programme.
He appealed to
electricity users in the company’s franchise area to be patient and
cooperate with the meters installers “as a well articulated plan has
been put in place to ensure the success of the programme.”
He also
called on the public to avail themselves with the audio-visual
demonstration on how to make effective use of the new smart meters
already posted on the company’s web site.
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