Kaduna DisCo cautions customers against illegal meter transfers

Ahmed Sanusi, the Chief Commercial Officer of Kaduna Electric, has stated that the transfer of prepaid meters to a different location is a violation of the company’s terms and is therefore illegal.

He vowed that the Disco would take all necessary measures to apprehend and prosecute individuals engaging in energy theft.

Sanusi made the statement during a recent visit to Kaduna, where he headed a team of management staff and security personnel on a routine inspection and monitoring exercise, targeting prepaid customers in the Barnawa area of Kaduna.

In a statement on Wednesday, Sanusi decried the unauthorised transfer of energy meters by some customers, saying the practice was against the regulation of the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission.

While condemning the growing practice of energy theft and meter bypass, he warned that no customer was authorised to move a meter from the location where it was originally registered to a different location.

He cautioned that the company would bring the full weight of the law on perpetrators.

He bemoaned the fact that widespread energy theft in the company’s franchise area is not only hindering efforts to provide a stable power supply but also jeopardizing revenue recovery.

Sanusi emphasized that the company has a duty to provide electricity to its customers in a safe and reliable manner, and will not tolerate any illegal activities that endanger innocent lives or siphon off revenue.

“Our mandate is to provide electricity services to our customers in a safe manner and in conformity with standard practices; we shall be decisive in dealing with any form of illegality by some selfish individuals in our franchise.

“There are guidelines, regulations and standard practices for metering and general usage of electricity and any customer found wanting in this regard shall be subjected to the relevant penalty,” he said.