1.What is Meter Asset Provider (MAP)
A person that is granted a permit by the Commission to provide metering services which may include meter financing, procurement, supply, installation, maintenance and replacement.
The main objective of these Regulations is to provide standard rules to achieve the following:
•Encourage the development of independent and competitive meter service in NESI.
•Eliminate estimated billing practices in NESI.
•Close to metering gap through accelerated meter roll out in NESI.
•Enhance revenue assurance in NESI.
•Legal ownership of the meter asset until fully amortized through payment of a metering service charge by beneficiary customers.
•Right to be paid in full the aggregated metering service charge paid by the customer during the billing cycle.
•Periodic inspection of meters to ensure integrity and reading accuracy. Where required, the Map shall arrange for the testing and calibration of customer meters in line with the provisions of the metering code.
•In the event of a prolonged delay in repairing or replacing a defective meter asset, the Distribution Licensee and MAP shall agree on an appropriate compensation to the Distribution Licensee for loss of revenue.
•All customers are eligible for the installation of an appropriate meter to accurately determine energy consumption and provide for energy accounting.
•Where it is established that the customer willfully damaged a meter, the MAP shall replace the meter based on an upfront payment by the customer or other mutually agreed terms of payment.