The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) has ordered Ikeja Electricity Distribution Company (IKEDC) and Eko Electricity Distribution Company (EKEDP) to immediately halt their replacement of Unistar prepaid meters.
The FCCPC Executive Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Tunji Bello, also warned electric distribution companies (DISCOs) to carry energy consumers along before classifying them into bands and also adhere strictly to industry regulations on billing unmetered consumers.
Tunji Bello, gave the order at a stakeholders’ meeting held at the FCCPC headquarters in Abuja, attended by representatives from the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC), the Nigerian Electricity Management Services Agency (NEMSA), various electricity distribution companies (DISCOs) and Unistar Hitech Systems Limited to address pressing metering issues impacting Nigerian consumers.
Bello decried issues facing electricity consumers, from billing…