The Chairman/CEO, Mojec International Limited, Mojisola Abdul, has raised the alarm over the menace of rising energy theft.
Abdul disclosed this Friday during a tour of the meter manufacturing company by officials of the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC).
The Mojec CEO, while thanking NERC for the continued support over the years, urged the commission to help in educating consumers sabotaging the efforts of the Discos to desist from such acts. She called for continuous consumer engagement and enlightenment to curb the menace of energy theft.
“Help us talk to our customers to stop this atrocity. If they continue in this act of sabotage, how would the Discos grow? Sometimes they don’t even touch the meters anymore, but go straight to the electric poles to tap direct current. This is not a fair,” she lamented. Earlier in her remarks, Commissioner, Consumer Affairs, NERC, Aisha Mahmud, commended the role being played by Mojec International in bridging the metering gap in the power sector.
According to Mahmud, Mojec’s various initiatives and its pioneer status of smart meter production in the country have contributed in no small measure in addressing the major complaints that the regulatory body has been contending with. She pointed out that some of the major complaints being experienced by customers on a regular basis included; non-availability of meters and estimated billing, despite various interventions put in place by the Commission.
Some of the interventions according to her included: Mobile MAP, NMMP, among others.
