An indigenous energy and metering company, Kenpetrus Energy Resources Ltd, has unveiled an ultrasonic sealed transparent metering technology under the Meter Asset Provider (MAP) framework, offering electricity distribution companies (DisCos) across Nigeria a technology-driven solution to improve metering, revenue assurance and the fight against electricity theft.
The company said the technology is available to DisCos seeking modern metering solutions capable of strengthening consumption monitoring, identifying irregularities and reducing losses associated with meter tampering, bypasses, illegal connections and other forms of energy theft.
Kenpetrus Energy Resources Ltd, is currently handling metering opportunities involving the Enugu Electricity Distribution Company (EEDC), and the company says its ambition extends beyond a single distribution network, with plans to work with interested DisCos across the country under appropriate regulatory and commercial arrangements.
The ultrasonic transparent meter combines electricity measurement technology with a transparent housing designed to provide greater visibility of the meter during inspection and maintenance. According to the company, the design can make signs of physical interference, modification or tampering easier for inspection and revenue-protection personnel to detect.
Speaking on the technology, the Head of Operations of Kenpetrus Energy Resources Ltd, Henry Nwokike, said the company was focused on helping DisCos deploy modern metering infrastructure that supports both customers and the commercial sustainability of the electricity market.
“Electricity theft remains a major challenge to the sustainability of the power sector. Our objective is to provide a metering solution that promotes transparency, accurate measurement and better monitoring of electricity consumption,” Nwokike said.
He noted, however, that metering technology alone could not eliminate electricity theft, stressing that its effectiveness would depend on complementary measures such as monitoring, enforcement, proper maintenance and customer education.
Nwokike however said that the company was prepared to work with interested DisCos to deploy the technology through MAP and other approved metering programmes.
He added that the company’s focus was not merely on increasing the number of meters deployed, but on providing technology that gives distribution companies better visibility of consumption and supports efforts to identify and address irregularities.
The Chief Executive Officer of Kenpetrus Energy Resources Ltd, Antonio Ndubuizu, said the company’s strategy was to make its metering technology available beyond the South-East, where it has engaged with EEDC.
“Our objective goes beyond supplying meters to a particular distribution company. We want to contribute to solving one of the persistent challenges facing the Nigerian electricity market—energy theft and the resulting revenue losses,” Ndubuizu said.
According to him, improved metering is central to creating an electricity market in which consumption can be accurately measured and properly accounted for.
“If electricity consumption can be properly measured, monitored and accounted for, it becomes easier to improve billing transparency, identify irregularities and strengthen revenue protection,” he said.
Energy theft, including meter bypass, illegal connections and unauthorised interference with electricity infrastructure, continues to contribute to commercial losses within Nigeria’s electricity distribution sector.
Kenpetrus believes technologies that improve meter visibility and consumption monitoring can form part of the broader industry response, particularly when combined with effective revenue-protection systems and regulatory enforcement, as its ultrasonic transparent meter is therefore being positioned as a technology option for DisCos seeking to strengthen their metering infrastructure under MAP and other approved programmes.
For Kenpetrus Energy Resources Ltd, the objective is to support a more transparent and accountable electricity market through improved metering, accurate measurement and stronger revenue protection—while making the technology available to DisCos across Nigeria.
