According to the Federal Government, the forthcoming electricity meter upgrade process initiated by power distribution companies will not have any impact on the credit units balance stored within the meters.
The Nigerian Electricity Management Services Agency has recently released a statement in Abuja, emphasizing their commitment to ensuring the adherence to proper standards for all electricity meters and instruments used in the sector.
Rest assured, all electricity consumers can be confident that the meter upgrade procedure will not have any impact on the credit unit balance recorded on their meters. The existing credit balance will be preserved and unaffected following the upgrade.
It is important to highlight that the meter upgrade is a singular event that occurs only once. Following the successful completion of the upgrade, the acquisition of energy tokens will proceed without interruption, as affirmed by Aliyu Tahir, the Managing Director of NEMSA, in the official statement.
Tahir, in response to the matter of the Standard Transfer Specification for the upgrade of prepaid meters through Token Identifier rollover, expressed his views. This initiative is scheduled to be implemented by power distributors in Nigeria.
According to the recent report from our heritage reporter, it has come to light that the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission has issued a recommendation to users of prepaid meters, urging them to consider upgrading their meters by November of the following year in order to prevent any potential loss of their metering devices.
According to Tahir, a potential solution to address the TID rollover issue involves the implementation of key change tokens with the rollover bit set for all meters. These tokens would be supplied by the Discos.
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According to the statement, upon inputting the key change tokens, the process will initiate the resetting of the TID stack memory to zero and simultaneously modify the meter key.
The implementation of this process will not have any impact on the speed or efficiency of energy meters. Therefore, there is no cause for alarm. It is important to note that the TID rollover will not affect the metrological characteristics of electricity meters that have been certified by NEMSA. These meters will continue to accurately measure and record the amount of electrical energy consumed.In order to accommodate the implementation of new manufacturing hardware secure modules and key load files, meter manufacturers will need to make necessary adjustments to their production processes.
In order to meet the demands of their customers, it is imperative for them to commence the production of meters based on the 2014 reference date once they have successfully updated their vending systems.
“Furthermore, it is worth noting that the distribution companies have implemented a system where prepaid meter customers will receive Key Change Tokens in addition to their regular energy tokens when they make electricity purchases,” Tahir explained.
According to the NEMSA boss, it is crucial to involve prepaid meter end-users in the final phase of the puzzle, specifically the TID rollover key change process.
The aforementioned procedure entails the utilization of a distinctive set of tokens referred to as a key change token. These tokens are to be inputted into the prepaid meter, thereby completing the software update process for said meter.
