The Kano Electricity Distribution Company (KEDCO) has announced plans to begin mass prepaid meter installations across its franchise areas under the Distribution Sector Recovery Programme (DISREP), a $500 million initiative supported by the World Bank.

In a statement issued on Wednesday by KEDCO’s Head of Corporate Communications, Sani Bala Sani, the company said 128,000 prepaid meters would be distributed free of charge to electricity consumers in Kano, Katsina, and Jigawa States.

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The initiative is aimed at improving power supply management, enhancing transparency, and eliminating the controversial practice of estimated billing.

KEDCO confirmed that preparations are in advanced stages, although the statement did not specify when the installation exercise would commence.

The statement quoted KEDCO’s Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, Dr. Abubakar S. Jimeta, as saying that the metering programme would prioritise existing unmetered customers across the three states.

The DISREP project is aimed at enhancing the financial and technical performance of Nigeria’s electricity distribution companies (DisCos), reducing commercial losses, and promoting transparency and accountability within the power sector.

The DISREP initiative, launched by the Federal Government in partnership with the World Bank, seeks to restore the financial viability of the power sector by improving the metering gap, modernising grid infrastructure, and introducing performance-based incentives for DisCos.