Yemisi Izuora
An indigenous meter manufacturing company, Mojec International Limited, has signed a memorandum of Understanding(MoU) with Kaduna Electric for the supply of Distribution Transformer (DT) Meters.
Under the agreement, Mojec International Limited is expected to supply Distribution transformermeters to Kaduna Electric.
The managing director of the company, Ms. Chantelle Abdul stated this during the signing ceremony held in Kaduna .
She said the intervention by the company became necessary in view of the accountability challenge confronting the energy sector.
She described the agreement between it and Kaduna as an epoch that would signal the beginning of new experience for electricity consumers in the zone.
Chantelle who commended Federal Government for its support for local meter manufacturers said the MoU bears testimony to government’s commitment to its local content initiative.
She assured the distribution company of its readiness to provide sound quality meters, which she noted, would help a great deal in achieving the objective of accurate and fair billing for customers.
She expressed delight for choosing to work with the company promising that it would live up to billings.
She said” We appreciate the effort that goes into the selection process. It means that, for us to have been chosen, they must have seen the capacity in what we can deliver. We want to assure them that we would live up to expectation by providing quality meters that can guarantee good customer’s experience. We know this is the beginning of a long relationship to come and we would not hesitate to deliver meters that of global standard”.
On his or her part, the Chief Executive Officer of Kaduna Electric, Mrs. Maryam Mohammed said the company is indeed proud to enter into an agreement with Mojec International considering its profile and worth in the power sector industry.
He said” We are indeed proud to be associated with Mojec International going by their pedigree and profile in meter manufacturing. We had a lot of them but after careful consideration, we decided to settle for Mojec because what they stand for in ensuing that they provide meters that are of good quality, which to a large extent, can help our customers get a more transparent, fair and accurate bill. We are indeed happy to work with them in helping to strengthen the relationship between us and our customers. As a company, we believe so much in the Nigerian vision and as such committed to supporting any Nigerian company. With this partnership, I am optimistic that we would achieve total metering of our feeders and distribution transformers and proceed further into other areas of mutual interest”.
He said it was necessary that the company continue to invest and commit resources to improve its capacity to meter, correctly and fairly, the consumption patterns of many customers noting that this has always been a serious challenge.