The Nigerian Electricity Management Service Agency (NEMSA) has warned electricity distribution companies (DisCos) not to execute or commissin any electrical installation including metering for use without statutory inspection, test and certification by an inspector at the National Meter Test Stations (NMTS) of NEMSA.

The management of the agency, in a document,  noted that electrical accidents do not just happen but they are caused by lack of adherence to technical standards and safety procedures in the Nigerian Electricity Supply Industry (NESI) and other work places.

In the document titled: ''Banning of Substandard Materials in the NESI and Reporting of Electrical Incidences (Accidents/Electrocution (S), Electrical Fires) for Investigation,” NEMSA said the move to ban substandard materials was to guarantee the delivery of safe, stable and relaible power supply to the citizenry and to guarantee the safety of lives and property nationwide.

During the agency’s nationwide monitoring and evaluation exercises by the technical management team and 16 field inspector offices across the country, NEMSA said it discovered indiscriminate use of substandard materials/equipment in the network and bad construction in NESI by the electrical contractors and DisCos.