The Enugu Electricity Distribution Company, EEDC, has commenced the second phase of its free prepaid metre distribution under ‘Tranche B’ of the Metre Acquisition Fund, MAF, metering programme.
MAF is a metering initiative instituted by the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission, NERC, to close the existing metering gap in the sector and put an end to estimated billing.
The Group Head, Corporate Communications of EEDC, Mr Emeka Ezeh, made this known in a statement issued on Tuesday.
The metering programme, funded through the Metre Acquisition Fund, MAF, “Tranche B”, is targeted at unmetered customers on service band “A” feeders across the South-East region.
According to Ezeh, a total of 13,335 customers of EEDC, including those of its subsidiary companies, will be beneficiaries in this phase of the metering programme, which began on 2nd November 2025, with the Know Your Customer, KYC, validation exercise.
“These metres and their installation are free, and customers are cautioned against making any form of payment to the metre installers or succumbing to any form of inducement or extortion,” Ezeh said.
“This aligns with our organisation’s commitment to improving service transparency and customer satisfaction.”
He emphasised that this programme prioritises customers under Band “A” feeders and urged customers to verify and update their contact information by visiting the Customer Service Unit at the distribution company’s office serving them.
“Our team will be reaching out to customers on this metering exercise using the information provided in their profile with the company,” Ezeh added.
Ezeh recounted that earlier this year, EEDC had successfully completed “Tranche A” of the MAF metering programme, where a total of 13,614 band “A” customers were metered.
He assured that once all customers under band “A” are metered, attention will then move to those in band “B”, emphasising that the idea is to systematically close the existing metering gap across the network.
He further appealed to customers who would not be captured in the current “Tranche B” MAF metering exercise to remain patient, as another metering initiative – the Distribution Sector Recovery Project, DISREP – is underway.
He warned against bypassing these prepaid metres when they are installed, as that would not only defeat the whole essence of the exercise but also undermine the efforts being made to instil efficiency and revenue protection.
“Customers should avoid engaging in metre bypass, energy theft, and all other illegal activities and should report anyone engaging in such criminal activity.”
Recall last month that NERC approved a N28 billion bailout to Discos for the second phase of MAF.