The cost of acquiring pre-paid
electricity meters by consumers in the country has risen due to the fall
in the value of the naira following the currency’s recent devaluation
by the Central Bank of Nigeria.
A single-phase meter, according to
findings, can now be obtained for N39,375, while
the three-phase meter now goes for N60,909.
Before now, the single-phase and three-phase meters were selling for N25,000 and N50,000.
However, with the latest development, the
cost of the single-phase meter has risen by 56 per cent, while that of
the three-phase meter has jumped by 20 per cent.
This means that household electricity
consumers, who are majorly the users of single-phase meters, will pay
more for the devices in relative terms compared to the users of the
three-phase meters.
Confirming the current cost of the meters, the spokesperson for the Eko
Electricity Distribution Company, Mr. Godwin Idemudia, said, “The
single-phase smart meter is N39,375, while three-phase meter is
N60,901,” adding that the company was no longer installing ordinary
prepaid meters.
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