Metering Solution Manufacturing Services, a limited liability company in Awa, Akwa Ibom State says it has commenced the roll-out of prepaid meters for electricity distribution companies in the country.
It stated that prepaid meters are produced for the Port Harcourt Electricity (PHED), Eko Electricity (EKEDC) and Kano Electricity (KEDC) distribution companies.
In an interview with BusinessDay, Adebisi Adeniyi, the chief executive officer of Metering Solution Services, said the company has installed capacity of 3 million prepaid meters annually; and that they are capable of meeting the needs of electricity consumers in the country.
Adeniyi described his company as the biggest in the entire African continent, in terms of metering solution.
“With a capacity of 3 million prepaid meters per annum, on a single shift, it is capable of producing 6 million prepaid meters annually working in two shifts in a year.
“Our facility is clearly and arguably the biggest in Africa in terms of metering solution. People always said we are the biggest in sub-saharan Africa, but I have since come to realize that we are actually the biggest in Africa. That’s the truth.
He said the metering company operates three major activities: assembling Semi Knocked-downs
(SKDS) for two and three phase prepaid meters; injunction moulding for the manufacture of meter boxes mountable on poles, and assembling the SKDS into manufactured metal boxes – making it a Metering Solution Manufacturing company.
“There are two modes of manufacturing SKDS, the first being where components are brought in modular form and assembled together as the Micro Controller Unit (MCU) and Customer Interface Unit (CIU). The MCU goes to the pole while CIU is placed at the customer’s premises, where he/ she recharges his/her meter with electricity credits.
Adeniyi explained that Governor Udom Emmanuel created an enabling environment for investors; adding that by some doing, jobs are being created for the youths to keep them away from restiveness and criminal tendencies.
He said the governor invited the investors, and provided them with an enabling environment in terms of the land, access road and others.
For his company, Metering Solution Services, he said the governor provided them with a 33KVA sub-station, which supplies dedicated 24/7 power supply from Ibom Power company, thereby reducing their diesel costs.
Meanwhile, Adeniyi informed that his company would soon introduce the manufacture of LED bulbs which are low in energy consumption.
