This is an outdated version published on 2026-05-05. Read the most recent version.

Design Performance of an Online Electricity billing network and Metering System in Nigeria

Authors

  • Tawo Godwin Ajou Author
  • O. A. Ofem Author
  • O. Osahon Author
  • G. A. Fischer Author
  • B. E. Etim Author

Keywords:

MySQL Programming Languages, Billing, Metering, HTML

Abstract

The Nigerian power sector faces significant challenges related to inadequate, disorganised electricity billing and consumer relations management. Despite the adoption of prepaid billing meters, electricity tariff charges and collection remain major issues in major cities in Nigeria. The process of installation and payment is cumbersome and distressing for electricity consumers. They must physically visit banks to make payments and then take bank tellers to the power control utility offices to confirm their power payment before they can recharge their meter cards. The primary motivation behind this research is to design and implement a convenient, cashless, automated, and transparent electricity metering, billing, and payment system. Leveraging the power of the Internet of Things (IoT), this proposed system enables power meters to communicate through SMS and email networks. Once fully implemented, it will allow electricity consumers to remotely recharge and pay their bills using their mobile phones and laptops seamlessly. The implementation of the Online Electricity Payment and Metering System in Nigeria aims to improve accountability, streamline processes, and facilitate payment for electricity across Nigeria. The proposed system was developed using HTML, CSS, PHP, and MySQL programming languages.

Author Biographies

  • Tawo Godwin Ajou

    Department of Electrical/Electronic Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Cross River Calabar

  • O. A. Ofem

    Department of computer science, faculty of sciences, University of Calabar Nigeria

  • O. Osahon

    Department of computer science, faculty of sciences, University of Calabar, Nigeria

  • G. A. Fischer

    Department of Electrical/Electronic Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Cross River Calabar

  • B. E. Etim

    Department of Electrical/Electronic Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Cross River Calabar

References

[1] Jing, C., Guo, S., Zhang, H., Lv, X., and Wang. SmartEle: Smart Electricity Dashboard for Detecting Consumption Patterns: A Case Study at a University Campus. ISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information, vol. 11, no. 3, p. 194 (2022).

[2] Matthews, V. O., Adekitan, A. I., Uzairue, S., and Noma-Osaghae, E. Wireless Intelligent Electricity Metering and Billing System (WIMBIS). International Journal of Engineering and Techniques, vol. 4, no. 4, pp. 57–61, 2018.

[3] Zissis, D., & Lekkas, D. (2020). Trust and its application in cloud computing. In Trustworthy cloud computing: Trust, privacy, security, and ethical issues in the cloud (pp. 1-20). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-22307-4

[4] Jones, M. & Brown, T. (2017). An Analysis of Limitations in Manual Payment Systems for Utility Billing. Journal of Business and Technology, 15(4), 44-50

[5] Aljumaah, F. M., Abdalla, K. K., and Alwash, S. Design and implementation of a smart energy billing system based on

RFID and ZigBee technologies. in 2022 International Conference for Natural and Applied Sciences (ICNAS): IEEE, pp. 58–63, 2022.

[6] Zhao, F., et al. Design and implementation of an intelligent meter reading system in a smart power grid. in Journal of Physics: Conference Series, vol. 2033, no. 1: IOP Publishing, p. 012055. 2021.

[7] Raji, A., and Oladosu, S. Development of Smart Meter for Energy Billing and Power Management. ARID ZONE JOURNAL OF ENGINEERING, TECHNOLOGY, AND ENVIRONMENT, vol. 20, no. 1, pp. 151–160, 2024.

[8] Nigeria’s electricity generation declines to4, 723.30mw peak, Daily Post NG Business News, 2024. [Publisher]

Published

2026-05-05

Versions

Issue

Vol. 1 No. 1 (2025): Volume 1, Issue 1 (2025)

Section

Articles

License

Although copyright is assigned to UJOSET, authors retain the right to:

  1. Deposit the published version of their article in institutional or other repositories of their choice.

  2. Use the article in their own teaching and further research.

  3. Reuse figures, tables, and data extracts in future works, provided proper citation is given.

  4. Post the article on personal or professional websites (e.g., ResearchGate, Academia.edu) with an acknowledgement of its publication in UJOSET.

How to Cite

Design Performance of an Online Electricity billing network and Metering System in Nigeria. (2026). Unicross Journal of Science, Engineering and Technology, Formerly Called Crutech Journal of Science, Engineering and Technology, 1(1). https://journals.unicross.edu.ng/index.php/ujoset/article/view/5