FCCPC warn Ikeja, Eko electric over meter replacement

Electricity customers in Lagos had been worried that they would have to pay for the replacement meters. In response, the FCCPC has insisted that meter replacements should proceed without service disruption and at no cost to customers.

Nigeria’s consumer protection agency, the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) has warned Ikeja and Eko electricity distribution companies to immediately cease plans to replace Unistar meters.

The FCCPC’s Director of Corporate Affairs, Ondaje Ijagwu, disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday, adding that any violation of the directive would result in severe penalties, Premium Times reported.

Electricity customers in Lagos had been worried that they would have to pay for the replacement meters. In response, the FCCPC has insisted that meter replacements should proceed without service disruption and at no cost to customers.

“It is essential to clarify that Ikeja and Eko DisCos cannot proceed with the withdrawal or replacement of the Unistar meters unless they fully comply with NERC’s Order on Structured Replacement of Faulty and Obsolete End-user Customer Meters in the Nigerian Electricity Supply Industry (Order No. NERC/246/2021).

“The order mandates that meter r…