尼日利亚寻求电表计价，增长电力产出

Shittu Shaibu is the strategy and project manager at the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission. He says without more metering, the addition of private companies to Nigeria’s electricity sector will lead to an explosion of lawsuits. He says the current system could also open the door for international corporations to exploit regular Nigerians.

尼日利亚电力监管委员会的战略和项目主任沙伊布说，必须安装更多的电表，否则会有大量法律纠纷。他说，现在的体系也会为国际公司剥削尼日利亚人打开大门。

"Metering is critical because without metering, the distribution companies cannot first and foremost get their revenue," said Shaibu. "And secondly, there will be a lot of exploitation of the customers."

他说：“计量设施非常关键，因为没有计量，送电公司就无法第一时间获得收入，其次，会产生大量对消费者的欺诈剥削。”

Shaibu says 60 percent of the people who have access to electricity are not metered and this lack of organization can discourage potential investors.

沙伊布表示，用电者当中，百分之60的人没有计量电表，这种缺乏良好组织的情况会让潜在的投资者望而却步。

Other Nigerians say metering energy is important, but not nearly as important as finding a way to get electricity into their homes. Alexander Akinwale, a shop owner who lives in the capital, says his neighborhood has not had electricity for the past two years.

一些尼日利亚人则表示，能源计量固然很重要，但是要首先让电力进入他们的家庭。亚历山大•阿金瓦勒是生活在首都的一家店主。他说，他的邻居过去两年一直用不上电。

“The first issue now is to have the light. When we have the light then any issue of or any challenges that come, we will tackle it,” said Akinwale.

他说：“当务之急是有电可用。当我们点上电灯，然后我们会解决任何问题或者任何由此产生的挑战。”

Industry regulators say they are conducting a nationwide inquiry on electrical metering. They say they are devising a plan to solve the metering problem, regardless of whose interests may be at stake.

电力工业管理者表示，他们正在全国范围内调查电表的情况。他们说，不论装电表对谁更有利，他们正在制定解决电表问题的计划。