July 05, (THEWILL) – Ahead of its planned deployment of 20,000 meters to its Band A customers, PHED Plc has warned against illegal tampering and relocation of meters.
Head of Corporate Communications of the PHED, Olubukola Ilevbare, who disclosed this, said the general public and customers should refrain from tampering with meter installations.
She also warned against illegal/unauthorised, meter movement/meter, relocation by unauthorised persons/customers.
The warning comes as the company disclosed plans to deploy 20,000 free meters to Band A customers in its franchise areas.
Giving details on this, Olubukola Ilevbare, the company’s head of Corporate Communications, said the decision followed a meeting at the company’s headquarters in Port Harcourt.
She described the decision as good news, as the 20,000 meters will be deployed at no cost to the beneficiaries.
She added that the idea behind it is to close the metering gap and also ensure proper energy accounting in its franchise areas.
“We bring you good news. PHED has set aside 20,000 prepaid meters for its unmetered customers on its Band A Feeders.
“This is aimed at closing the metering gap and ensuring proper energy accounting.
“These meters are FREE and are to be installed at no cost to the customer”, she said.
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