PORT HARCOURT — The Port Harcourt Electricity Distribution Company (PHED) has distributed free prepaid meters to selected public schools in Rivers State as part of its corporate social responsibility programme. The company also ran a school safety campaign to teach students about electrical safety. PHED's Head of Corporate Communications, Mrs Olubukola Ilevbare, said beneficiary schools were selected based on need, and that the exercise will be extended to Bayelsa, Cross River and Akwa Ibom states. The company's management also wrote off unpaid electricity bills owed by some of the schools. The Principal of Government Model Secondary School, GRA, Tamunoinaba Phillips, said more than N1.5 million in debt was cancelled, while the Principal of Government Secondary School, Borokiri, Nwala Uzoma, said a N500,000 debt was written off. Other beneficiaries include Bernard Carr Secondary School, Community Comprehensive Secondary Schools in Rumukrushi and Rukpokwu, Township Model Primary School II and Government Secondary School, Umusoya.