Mr Aliyu Tahir,Managing Director, Nigerian Electricity Management Services Agency(NEMSA), has warned against importation of substandard electricity materials into Nigeria.<\/P>
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Tahir, who is also Chief Electrical Inspector of the Federation, gave the warning at the 2023 First Quarter Interactive Session with Energy Reporters in Abuja on Wednesday.<\/P>
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He said the agency was collaborating with Standard Organisation of Nigeria(SON), security agencies and other stakeholders to ensure that only standard electrical materials were imported into Nigeria.<\/P>
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He said NEMSA had begun removing such materials across the country, adding that 68,168 substandard materials were removed in 2022.<\/P>
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The managing director said the agency had equally set up a tax force on monitoring and evaluation of existing networks to stem the use of substandard electrical materials.<\/P>
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Tahir said NEMSA would not relent in its effort to achieve its mandate, particularly in the area of substandard materials.<\/P>
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\u201cFour distribution companies in Abuja, Ibadan, Ikeja and Eko were monitored by the Tax Force set up by NEMSA last year.<\/P>
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\u201cThis year, the monitoring exercise will continue to cover the six other distribution companies in Port Harcourt, Kano, Kaduna, Yola, Jos, Benin and Enugu.<\/P>
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\u201cThe essence of this effort is to maintain stability in the existing electricity networks.<\/P>
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This is also to stem use of substandard materials, cables and equipment in the Nigerian Electricity Supply Industry(NESI),\u201d he said.<\/P>
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On other achievements of the agency in 2022, Tahir said 10, 876 new electrical projects were inspected, 10, 598 existing networks were monitored while 771 of them were resolved.<\/P>
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He further said 3, 480 factories, public places and hotels were inspected, 2, 576, 607 electricity meters tested, 2, 719 electrical personnel certified and 6, 332 certificates renewed.<\/P>
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According to him, the agency also inspected 647 pole manufacturers in the country, investigated 376 electrical accident sites and established first Meter Generation Museum and Gallery.<\/P>
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Other achievements according to him are, training of 18 electrical engineers of NEMSA on renewable energy, certification of 36 electricity meters and instruments manufacturing assembling companies.<\/P>
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The managing director said in furtherance of previous achievements, the agency would continue with sensitisation, certification as well as stakeholders\u2019 engagement among others.<\/P>
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\u201cThere is a planned national conference on safety which is aimed at bringing together core professionals in the power sector and security agencies.<\/P>
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\u201cThis is to chart the way forward on how to provide and deepen NEMSA\u2019s services in areas of security, safety of lives and property in NESI,\u201dhe said.<\/P>
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Tahir said the agency was not unmindful of concerns by electricity customers.<\/P>
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According to him, the problem of epileptic power supply, meter purchase by customers, fast reading meters among others were being addressed.<\/P>
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He commended the media for its continued support, while calling for more support, particularly in the area of awereness creation on the agency\u2019s mandate.<\/P>
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The News Agency of Nigeria(NAN) reports that NEMSA was established in 2015 to enforce technical standards and regulations.<\/P>
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It was also established for testing and certification of all categories of electrical installations among others.(NAN)(www.nannews.ng)<\/P>
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Source: News Agency of Nigeria<\/P>
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