Smart metering

Smart Metering Experience

INTERSTE’s distribution investment strategy draws on the Nigerian metering experience of KAYZ Consortium Limited, in which INTERSTE has an indirect interest. This page sets out the KAYZ track record. More about INTERSTE and KAYZ

Meter testing workstation · Photo: KAYZ Consortium

OVERVIEW · KAYZ CONSORTIUM LIMITED

  • CAPACITYProduction capacity of 1.2M meters a year
  • In metering since 2014
  • KAYZ established 2002
  • Facilities: Abuja and Abia State

Cumulative figures unless stated. Each figure is a separate measure.

In the press: KAYZ Consortium featured in The Guardian (Nigeria), 12–13 September 2026: ‘Beyond the meter’.

Selected Project Deliveries

Selected projects delivered by KAYZ Consortium Limited.

Selected Project Deliveries
ClientDelivery year(s)QuantityProduct typeContracting entity
APL2024–presentOver 418,000 installedPrepayment metersKAYZ Consortium Limited

Further deliveries – MAP programmes

Further deliveries – MAP programmes
ClientDelivery year(s)QuantityContracting entity
AEDC (Abuja Electricity Distribution Company), MAP programme2022–2025About 30,000 meters a yearKAYZ Consortium Limited
IBEDC (Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company), MAP programme2022–2025About 30,000 meters a yearKAYZ Consortium Limited

DisCos served under MAP include AEDC, IBEDC and Benin DisCo.

Products

The KAYZ product range.

KAYZ single-phase smart prepayment meter with keypad, shown at an angle on a white background
Single-phase prepayment meterPhoto: KAYZ Consortium
KAYZ three-phase smart prepayment meter with keypad, angled view
Three-phase prepayment meterPhoto: KAYZ Consortium
KAYZ split smart prepayment meter in a clear cover, angled view
Split prepayment meterPhoto: KAYZ Consortium
Customer interface unit with keypad and display, lid open
Customer interface unitPhoto: KAYZ Consortium

Facilities

KAYZ Consortium Limited operates facilities in Abuja and at KAYZ Industrial Park, Ohafia, Abia State.

Workers in white coats at a meter assembly line with stacked cartons behind
Meter assembly linePhoto: KAYZ Consortium
Staff member in a white coat standing in front of meter test equipment
Meter test equipmentPhoto: KAYZ Consortium
Two staff members at a meter check rack under a sign reading ‘Check’
Meter check stationPhoto: KAYZ Consortium
Staff member in a KAYZ Metering Services coat at a computer, with boxed meters around
Meter testing and packing area – KAYZ facility, AbujaPhoto: KAYZ Consortium
Technician in a white coat beside a long meter test bench
Meter testing – KAYZ facility, AbujaPhoto: KAYZ Consortium
Technician at a meter test bench with rows of electricity meters, Abuja facility
Meter testing – KAYZ facility, AbujaPhoto: KAYZ Consortium

Systems

5 systems
  • Head-End Systems (HES)
  • Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI)
  • Meter Data Management (MDM)
  • Billing and vending systems
  • Revenue collection and commercial performance monitoring