Kaduna Power Firm To Deploy 500,000 Pre-Paid Meters In 5 Years – MD

The Kaduna Electricity Distribution company ( KEDC) has said that it will deploy over 500,000 pre-paid meters in Soktotop, Kebbi, Zamfara and Kaduna states in the next five years.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Managing Director of the company, Mr Garba Haruna disclosed this in Sokoto yesterday when he addressed newsmen shortly after inspecting the Sokoto state government-owned Independent Power Project ( IPP).

‘’ This is to improve our efficiency in power supply and bolster the confidence of the customers as a new firm.

‘’ Currently, only between 20 to 25 per cent of our customers in the four states were metered and this is telling on our revenue generation,’’ he added.

Haruna also said that the zone which required an average daily supply of power of between 600 to 700 megawatts was now getting only between 100 to 250 megawatts.

This, he explained , gave rise for the daily rationing of power between the four states on daily basis.

Haruna further stated that the firm was deploying new technologies to improve its cash collections and block areas of revenue leakages.