The Federal Government has given approval to about 138 companies to operate as metering service providers in the Nigeria’s power sector, data secured from Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC), has confirmed. The firms were certified after due inspection and consideration by the government..
The breakdown revealed of the 138 firms showed that 5 companies were certified as meter manufacturers; 13 were given government approval to import meters into the country, while 28 companies were certified as meter vendors. Also, 13 firms were approved by NERC as individual meter installers while 79 firms were certified as corporate installers.
The 5 firms approved as meter manufacturers include; Elsewedy Electric Nigeria Limited, Momas Electricity Meters Manufacturing Company Limited (MEMMCOL), Uni Star Hitech Nigeria Limited, Electricity Meter Company Nigeria Limited (EMCON) and Mojec International.
MEMMCOL apart from the approval given to it to manufacture meters, was also given approval to operate as a meter vendor and corporate installer. EMCON, in addition to its meter manufacturing certification, also got approval to act as an importer, vendor and corporate installer.
