Managing Director of Aquivis Technologies Limited, a firm that offers Internet of Things solutions to challenges in the energy sector, Mr Jimi Kolawole, in this interview discusses critical issues in Nigeria’s electricity market. He also talks about the recently introduced National Mass Metering Programme, persistent outages in the face of the new cost-reflective tariff and the roles that technology can play in improving service delivery to end users.
We all know the issues the sector is facing and the solutions to them. The AT&C losses are lower compared to what was recorded during the period that government wholly managed the sector. With strategic investment, I believe that the losses will reduce further. One of the issues that has limited further investment has always been the tariff regime. We hope that with the new tariff, the sector will generate more revenue to fund projects that can reduce these losses and improve efficiencies.
Looking at your expertise in Advance Metering Infrastructure , what is your take on the ongoing mass metering project of the federal government as well as the new service reflective tariff? Having a private communication network for smart deployments, there are performance commitments over the deployment lifecycle and controlled investment.
How critical is the issue of network reliability in the power, especially in the face of the new tariff?
They are not ready to invest in equipments that can sustain our power management and reduce loss of energy due to obsolete and inadequate of knowledge, employment of know-how people for good input and desired output.
Nigeria Latest News, Nigeria Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.