The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has directed all electricity distribution companies (DisCos) to pay N20.33 billion in outstanding meter reimbursements to customers under the meter asset provider (MAP) framework.
The commission gave the order in a document dated March 1, titled ‘Amended order on the reimbursement of meter costs.’
The order took effect on March 1, 2026, according to the document, which provided guidelines for the reimbursement.
The commission directed that the total amount must be recovered and fully disbursed to affected customers in 12 months, from March 1, 2026.
NERC said the MAP scheme mandates DisCos to reimburse customers that procure and pay for meters under the framework through equal instalments of energy credit.
However, in February 2026, the commission said it had reviewed the level of compliance by DisCos regarding reimbursements to customers who had paid for meters under the MAP framework, which highlighted that DisCos have an outstanding amount of NGN20.33billion to reimburse customers, for meters procured under the MAP framework as at 31″ December 2025.
