- Ikeja Electric plans to utilise the upgrade to prevent the inability to load energy tokens from November 1, 2023, when the DisCo kicks off its Token Identifier rollover.
- Globally, by November 2024, all STS meters would stop accepting credit tokens calculated on a base date of 1993.
Customers of Ikeja Electric (IE) Distribution Company (DisCo) are under pressure to link their National Identification Number (NIN) to their prepaid meters. This is because they have barely a few days to the deadline to upgrade their Standard Transfer Specification (STS) prepaid meters.
Ikeja Electric plans to utilise the upgrade to prevent the inability to load energy tokens from November 1, 2023, when the DisCo kicks off its Token Identifier (TID) rollover. Recall that only IE asked its customers with STS meters to provide (NIN) details as part of the requirements for the upgrade. Earlier, through its X (formerly Twitter) handle, the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) had disclosed the need for meter upgrade before November 2024.
Globally, by November 2024, all STS meters would stop accepting credit tokens calculated on a base date of 1993. Also, the TID value encoded in the token would be reset to zero unless an intervention happens. Extending the current vending and token lifetime beyond 2024 would expose the electricity industry to huge global security threats.
IE had informed in August that only customers who have linked their NIN will receive two sets of 20-digit tokens (KCT one and two) delivered alongside their energy token at the point of vending as of November 1, 2023. The upgrade is strictly for 20-digit token-enabled STS meters, exempting smart card meters from the process.