- The refund by Kaduna Electric follows the order given by the NERC to DisCos to refund customers under MAP.
- The refund is instalmental through token purchase by the affected electricity consumers within three years.
Kaduna Electric has announced that the company has begun refunding customers who bought meters under the Meter Asset Provider (MAP) scheme. In a statement, the Head of Corporate Communication, Kaduna Electric Distribution Company, Abdulazeez Abdullahi, said the refund is instalmental through token purchase by the affected electricity consumers within three years.
This development follows the directive issued by NERC to electricity Distribution Companies (DisCos) last week to reimburse customers who purchased meters under the Metering Asset Provider programme. The statement read in part, “Management is delighted to inform its esteemed customers that it has since commenced the repayment of the cost of meters to customers who purchased their meters through the MAP Scheme.
“The repayment for the cost of the meters is in instalments through energy tokens whenever a customer purchases in line with the directives of the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC). The repayment would be completed in 36 months from the date of commencement of the first instalment.”
Earlier this month, NERC reviewed the costs of both single-phase and three-phase meters to N88,123 and N154,622 (VAT inclusive), respectively. With the new development, Kaduna Electric advised its customers to purchase their meters through its MAP vendors by visiting any of its offices across its franchise for additional information.