Electricity Distribution Companies (DisCos) metered 203,521 customers and billed electricity worth N240.71 billion in June 2026, as the national metering rate rose to 61.51 per cent, the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has said.
The latest NERC Metering Status Factsheet for May and June showed that the number of newly metered customers in June almost doubled the 104,585 recorded in May, underscoring increased efforts to close the country’s persistent metering gap.
According to the Commission, the national metering rate increased from 60.22 per cent in May to 61.51 per cent at the end of June.
It said the number of metered customers reached 7,743,839 out of 12,589,486 active electricity customers nationwide.
Among the DisCos, Eko recorded the highest metering rate at 88.70 per cent, followed by Ikeja at 87.91 per cent and Abuja at 81.38 per cent.
The increased metering is expected to improve billing accuracy, reduce estimated billing and disputes, and enhance transparency in electricity transactions between consumers and DisCos.
NERC disclosed the figures at the Third Quarter Nigerian Electricity Supply Industry (NESI) meeting held in Lagos recently, where industry stakeholders reviewed sector performance and considered measures to improve reliability, efficiency and transparency.
The Commission said DisCos received energy valued at N315.73bn in June and billed electricity worth N240.71bn, representing a billing efficiency of 76.24 per cent.
It added that collection efficiency stood at 79.71 per cent, with DisCos recording total revenue collection of N191.86bn, while overall industry recovery efficiency was 74.24 per cent.
Eko, Port Harcourt and Benin DisCos recorded the highest recovery efficiencies at 87.04 per cent, 86.33 per cent and 82.23 per cent, respectively.
Speaking at the meeting, NERC Chairman, Dr Musiliu Oseni, reaffirmed the Commission’s commitment to collaborative reforms aimed at improving the performance and sustainability of the electricity market.
Oseni highlighted ongoing regulatory initiatives, including implementing key provisions of the Electricity Act and the Minister of Power’s recent constitution of the Electricity Act Transition Committee.
The meeting also reviewed third-quarter industry performance, developments in state electricity markets, transmission infrastructure upgrades, improvements in Transmission Loss Factor and the status of the Special Compensation Programme.
Stakeholders further considered initiatives by the Nigerian Independent System Operator (NISO) to promote automated metering, improve data accuracy and strengthen operational efficiency across the electricity market.
Infrastructure protection and persistent vandalism also featured prominently, with stakeholders calling for stronger collaboration among state governments, security agencies and host communities to protect critical power infrastructure.
Meanwhile, NERC has issued a revised Order on the utilisation of earned Non-Administrative Operating Expenditure (Non-Admin OpEx) by successor DisCos, effective September 4, 2026.
Under the Order, DisCos must establish and maintain dedicated Capital Expenditure Provision Accounts for approved network improvement projects.
Debt-free DisCos are to remit 50 per cent of their earned Non-Admin OpEx to the CapEx account from August 2026, increasing to 60 per cent from February 2027.
NERC said the measure was designed to accelerate network rehabilitation, reinforcement and expansion while ensuring that available revenues were channelled into critical infrastructure.
