Nigeria’s power sector now has a metering gap of 5.4 million.
Nigerian Electricity Management Services Agency in its 2018 metering statistics report for Nigeria, said the total customer base in the sector stands at 8.9 million, while the number of metered customers is currently put at 3.6 million.
The agency noted in its document that any electrical installation planned, executed and put into use without NEMSA’s electrical inspectors test and confirmation of fitness should be viewed as unsafe and illegal.
The report noted that between October 2017 and December 2018, NEMSA inspected and tested 2,690 new electrical installations and power projects along the power supply value chain and utilization.
