– Babatunde Fashola has secured the release of 300,000 electricity meters belonging to PHCN

– The minister of power, works and housing says the meters were locked up in a warehouse due to a legal battle

– Fashola says he hopes the large volume of meters would be used effectively Discos

Babatunde Raji Fashola (SAN), the Minister of Power, Works and Housing, has disclosed that he has secured the release of about 300,000 electricity meters which belonged to defunct Power Holding Company of Nigeria (PHCN) but were locked up in a warehouse because of a lingering legal case against the contract for their procurement.

According to The Indpendent, Fashola made the disclosure in a YouTube question and answer webinar in Abuja on Monday, March 28.

Fashola says he has ensured the release of 300,000 meters to help boost power supply.

The minister said he hopes that the large volume of meters would be put to good use by the electricity distribution companies (Discos) in the country.

He explained that the contract for the procurement of the meters was awarded by PHCN in 2003 but that legal actions instituted by parties in the contract had stalled their eventual deployment to homes in the 11 electricity distribution networks since then.

According to him, that case had been settled out court and alternative settlement reached by the parties. He said this would ensure that the warehouse where the meters are kept would be opened and they deployed.

In the same vein, the Federal Government has announced plans to add 2,260 megawatts to the national grid with the approval of 14 solar projects.

Fashola said during a meeting with French minister of environment and power, Mrs S Royal at the conference room of the ministry in Abuja, that the project would soon commence as the financial agreement has already been approved.


Source: https://www.naij.com/780224-war-poor-power-supply-fashola-makes-new-move.html

well, hope those meters will be solar-powered or even with batteries cos me wey get meter i never even see my bulb blink for days now.

Wash

Can someone explain how the 300,000 Meters will improve the supply of electricity?
Thanks.

To boast supply of already generated electricity or the one that is yet to be generated?

We are watching you mr man

londoner:
Can someone explain how the 300,000 Meters will improve the supply of electricity?
Thanks.

I no sure o, but e bi like d meter go dey use Tiger battery
wait make i call fashola ask am

What's the use of meters when there's no electricity to power them..these people should just stop this useless propaganda and get to work...we don't need meters we need light...

300000 meters or generators?

Meter is to check energy consumption not power generation. Hmm!

How will distribution of meters improve the deplorable state of power right now wrong caption from op.. stay off weed my good people.

londoner:
Can someone explain how the 300,000 Meters will improve the supply of electricity?
Thanks.

God bless you plenty bro, I thought they will be talking of 30,000,000 (thirty million) metre readers and not this poor 300,000 Fashola may go down as the worst minister of power in the history of Nigeria if Buhari does not quickly kick him out NOW. Yeye pretender

londoner:
Can someone explain how the 300,000 Meters will improve the supply of electricity?
Thanks.

By forcing the discos to only charge for what they actually deliver. This will provide a much stronger incentive for them to upgrade their distribution infrastructure, whereas they could just sit back and collect flat-rate fees without the meters.

omowolewa:
300000 meters or generators?

:onshine ur eyes

wristbangle:
Meter is to check your energy consumption not power generation. Hmm!

thumb up

bigerboy200:
How will distribution of meters improve the deplorable state of power right now wrong caption from op.. stay off weed my good people.

is u that should stay away from weed and cheap drugs, shey na me be Fashola wey talk am or naij.com that posted it? Mumu

is meter now megawatts ? how will that improve electricity supply

wristbangle:
Meter is to check energy consumption not power generation. Hmm!

As you can see, this Fash guy aint taking his new job seriously...Bubu should pls do the needful.

I don't just know why, I always find myself in opposition to fashola's view, not that I despise him as a person but I despise most of his reasoning, they are just absurd of logical reasoning, but I love his will.

Well, Fash is a SAN and not an engineer. This error is permitted.

what do you expect from a government that has 5 media aides compared to one Economic manager

talk talk no work

Hmm

Hmmmmmm

In the same vein, the Federal Government has announced plans to add 2,260 megawatts to the national grid with the approval of 14 solar projects.

This is what excites me. Hope it can be completed fast....

And hope meters can come....so that no more estimated billing again!

I hope he delivers.

May he do better than the legendary Prof. Barth Nnaji.

Mr Fash, pls prove yourself once more.

For Lagos alone ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

In the same vein, the Federal Government has announced plans to add 2,260 megawatts to the national grid with the approval of 14 solar projects.

Good move... But na result sure pass!

Whoever worded the title on frontpage needs a refund for their education.

B

I trust him