How does prepaid meter work in Nigeria?

A prepaid electricity meter has a read out which displays your units as well as level of power consumption. This allows you to better monitor how much electricity you are using and therefore budget better every month. If you are using prepaid electricity you are in control of exactly how much you buy each month.

How does a prepaid meter communicate?

The communication is done by a wire between the keypad and the meter. It could also be used as a PLC communication meter by changing the communication module on the meter itself. Maximum power level limit of 100 Amps per phase.

How does a electricity meter work?

One Kilowatt (or 1 Unit) is equal to 1000 watts. Your prepaid electricity meter is able to count the flow of electricity used in KWH. The meter balance decreases as you use electricity. The red LED on the meter flashes as electricity is used: the faster it flashes, the more units are being used.

How do you load prepaid electricity?

How do I load the pre-payment meter with electricity? When you purchase electricity you will receive a slip, an SMS or an e-mail (depending on the method of purchase). This slip will include the meter number and a 20 digit token. Punch the 20 digit token number into the meter, followed by the enter button.

What does prepaid electricity mean?

Prepaid Electricity is an electric plan that allows customers to control electricity use by paying before using electricity. Thanks to its flexibility, the plans are known as to as pay as you go plans. Prepaid electricity is gaining popularity as an easy way to be in total control of your electricity use.

What is a prepaid meter?

If your home has a prepayment meter, it means that you pay for your gas or electricity before you use it – on a pay-as-you-go basis. This is done by buying credit, usually with a key or smart card, and adding this to the meter. As you use gas or electricity, the credit on the meter is used up.

How do you load units on a prepaid meter?

Go to your prepaid meter and enter the 20 digit code through the UIU Keyboard correctly on the LCD screen. If you enter the token correctly, the screen will display? ACCEPT? which means that you have successfully recharged your prepaid meter.

How do you load a prepaid meter?

The meter token is what you use to load the Prepaid Meter. When you have your token, go to your Prepaid Meter, open the card door of your unit and insert the meter smart card. Then enter the PIN code that is on your token and voila – your digital power consumption device is recharged.

Can I use stabilizer with prepaid meter?

The answer to your question is a resounding NO! The stabilizer only protects the load from brownouts and surges. It has nothing to do with saving money or consuming less energy.

Why is my prepaid electricity meter blocked?

Meter Blocked? – It does occur that a meter is blocked by a municipality’s credit control. This means that the municipality prevents your meter from making a prepaid purchase until the block is lifted. To have this lifted the client needs to sort this out with the municipality.