The Nigerian government is committing N700 billion to distribute free electricity meters under the Presidential Metering Initiative (PMI). This initiative, designed to address the existing metering gap of 50%, will ensure that more Nigerians receive accurate and reliable electricity billing.
The funds for the project are being deducted monthly from the federation account before allocation to the three tiers of government, with N420 billion already saved between April and August.
In addition to the N75 billion in seed capital, the project will be supported by at least N250 billion annually from the Nigerian Sovereign Investment Authority and debt financing.
The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has approved N21 billion for the 11 electricity distribution companies to supply meters at no cost to consumers.
The PMI aims to distribute two million meters annually, with procurement already in progress. The government is also set to meet its goal of delivering 1.3 million meters under the World Bank Distribution Sector Reform Programme by the end of this month.
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