By Henry Umoru, Abuja
The Senate yesterday expressed dismay on the absmal performance of the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission ( NERC), on Mass Metering Project in the country despite N33.4 billion already released by the Central Bank of Nigeria.
The Senator Gabriel Suswam, PDP Benue North East led Senate Committee on Power, which gave the poor performance verdict on NERC was sequel to assessment made on the project at an interactive session with NERC officials and representatives of the various Electricity Distribution Companies ( DISCOs) at the Senate wing of the National Assembly on Thursday.
Speaking at the meeting, the NERC Chairman , Engineer Sanusi Garba, the project which targets one million metering of houses across the country between October 2020 and April 2021, has only recorded 13% implementation as at 19th of March 2021.
According to him, “while. N403, 000 out of the targeted one million meters, have been delivered to the various…
Source: Vanguard Newspaper
