Prepaid Meter in Nigeria: The Story so Far and the Way Forward

被引：1

作者：

Orukpe, P. E. ^{[1
]}

Agbontaen, F. O. ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Univ Benin, Dept Elect Elect Engn, Benin, Nigeria

来源：

ADVANCES IN MATERIALS AND SYSTEMS TECHNOLOGIES IV | 2013年 / 824卷

关键词：

Electric power; pre-paid meter; smart metering; energy saving;

D O I：

10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.824.114

中图分类号：

T [工业技术];

学科分类号：

08 ;

摘要：

The prepaid meter was introduced in Nigeria to aid revenue collection and generation by Power Holding Company of Nigeria (PHCN) in 2006 as well as abolished meter reading and estimated billing. Since its introduction there are still some challenges being faced by consumers and the power network operator. In this paper, we examined the Nigeria power sector, prepayment meter, advantages and disadvantages of the prepaid meter and smart meter in Nigeria. Finally, we make some recommendations.

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页码：114 / 119

页数：6