LASG set to distribute meter to targeted low-income communities

THE Energy and Mineral Resources Ministry has affirmed its commitment to meter supply to communities in the State.

The State Government, assured Lagosians of a new initiative set up by the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources to create a State Electricity Policy in the state.

According to the Commissioner for Energy and Mineral Resources, Olalere Odusoten who disclosed that the initiative will serve as a blueprint for the attainment of universal access to electricity. 

The Commissioner noted that "Lagos Electricity Policy is vital in achieving the T.H.E.M.E.S. Agenda and will serve as a key driver for the social and economic development aspirations of the State in consonance with Government’s 30-year Development Plan (2021 – 2051), currently being developed.”

The Commissioner also emphasised that the Sanwo-Olu-led Administration and a leading smart metering solution company (Elsewedy Electric) had agreed on meter supply to target low-income communities and also identified transmission infrastructure challenges across the State. 

Odusote also recalled that a programme titled “Smart Hackathon 2020”, was launched last July by Governor Sanwo-Olu, who said the idea was to design, produce and mass-distribute affordable and reliable Smart Meters in Nigeria.