Abuja — As part of its efforts to overcome cloning of electricity meters and other forms of fraud in Nigeria's electricity industry, the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has said it is making some good progress in plans to deploy smart meter technology in the sector.
NERC said in Abuja that it has taken delivery of a completed technical work it commissioned on regulation for smart metering and which will now allow it set up the appropriate framework for deployment of smart meters to distribution networks in the country. It said that a number of the licensed electricity distribution companies in the sector have indicated their interest in deploying the technology in their networks, adding that the expected regulation will provide the supporting framework for such development in the sector.
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