The Smart Way

Chiatula, Chukwuemeka; Saka, Bemdoo; Thomas, Sadiq; Adeshina, Steve A.; Tsado, Jacob

doi:10.1109/powerafrica.2019.8928642

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“…In a review by Bimenyimana and Asemota, (2018), it was reported that Thailand, a developing nation in 2015 put in place policies for the 2018 smart grid roll-out, and the country invested in building energy management systems in 2017 towards the roll-out of smart grid pilot launch. Large scale smart meter roll-out is being undertaken in Asia-Pacific while Africa is still at the early stage of smart meter rollout with a penetration rate of below 5% with Nigeria and South Africa being the front runner at the pilot stage.…”

Section: E the Global Electricity Metering Trendmentioning

confidence: 99%

Evolution of Electricity Metering Technologies in Nigeria

Dahunsi¹,

Olakunle²,

Melodi³

2021

Nig. J. Technol. Dev.

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Advancement in technology has continuously driven the evolution of metering devices and infrastructure in the world and has resulted in more accurate and user-friendly devices equipped with customer interaction interfaces. The evolution of metering technology in Nigeria arose with the unbundling of the National Electric Power Authority (NEPA) but have not progressed smoothly and successfully despite the implementation of various reforms and policies in the Nigerian electricity industry. The persisting problems in the electricity distribution system such as energy theft, vandalism, energy wastage, high line losses can be overcome by the deployment of appropriate metering infrastructure. In the second quarter of 2020, the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission revealed that the total registered customers and total metered customers are 10,516,090 and 4,234,759 respectively leaving a metering gap of 59.73%; after 124 years of commercial electricity availability in Nigeria. This paper discusses Nigeria's metering history and the challenges encountered in the transition of policies, technologies and government reforms. The paper also proposes the way forward to a successful transitioning into a smart distribution grid.

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Section: E the Global Electricity Metering Trendmentioning

confidence: 99%