MOJEC Meter Asset Management company has bolstered its commitment to providing unmetered customers across the nation, access to meters through its Mobile Meter Asset Provider initiative (MOJEC Mobile MAP) The Mobile MAP is an extension of the general Meter Asset Provider scheme which began at the beginning of the year

MOJEC commenced Mobile MAP earlier this month in partnership with Abuja and Ibadan Discos, and also kicked off at the Shomolu business Unit of Ikeja DISCO on Tuesday, 26th April 2022.

The initiative's objective is to bring the entire MAP process to the doorstep of a specific community. Unmetered customers within that community are taken through all the processes of MAP, from registration to KYC, to survey, to payment and installation are all achieved in 24-48 hours vis-à-vis the general MAP which takes 2 weeks.

This Mobile MAP program which will run until the end of May is expected to continue in the Oshodi and Ikeja business units under Ikeja Electric.

Speaking at the event, the Group Managing Director, MOJEC International Holdings, Chantelle Abdul explained that the initiative is about bringing meters to consumers' doorsteps.

She stated, “MOJEC has set itself to provide meters to the end users because metering is critical to both the consumers and the electricity providers. We have taken up the mandate of establishing trust between the consumers and the distribution companies by manufacturing over 100,000 meters for the business units under the Ikeja DISCO just for this Mobile MAP.

Ms. Abdul concluded her remarks, cautioning end-users against extortion. She further stated “The approved NERC prices for meters are N63,061.32 for single-phase meters and N117,910.69 for three-phase meters (VAT inclusive) and these prices cover the cost of meters and installation.” These are the prices that customers are required to pay under the MAP scheme.

In his opening remark, Amosun Morenikeji, Head, Prepaid Revenue Management and Metering department, Ikeja Electric, said: “We are aware of the recently concluded Phase Zero of the National Mass Metering Programme under which customers were metered without cost. However, while we await the commencement of phase one of the NMMP scheme,the government has inaugurated the MAP program to meter customers who are ready to pay for their meters and these customers would be refunded through energy credit.

Michael Onourah, Head of Metering Projects, MOJEC International, in addressing the extortion challenge in the electricity supply industry emphasized that MOJEC in conjunction with IKEDC has developed an automated payment reference system with PayStack and Remitta through which customers can initiate payment for their meters.

He concluded that for customers who experience fund solicitation from any staff of MOJEC or IKEDC for meter installation services, whistleblowing could be initiated via the customer care lines or the social media handles of both organizations.