DisCos Meter 141,746 Customers As National Rate Hits 63.1%

Nigeria’s electricity distribution companies (DisCos) metered 141,746 customers in August 2026, the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has said.

This, according to the Commission, was below 159,980 recorded in July, as the national metering rate rose marginally from 62.37 per cent to 63.10 per cent.

NERC disclosed this in its July and August 2026 factsheet on the metering status of distribution companies.

According to the factsheet, the number of active electricity customers increased from 12,671,795 in July to 12,749,789 in August, while the number of metered customers rose from 7,903,819 to 8,045,565 during the period.

The figures showed that although the number of customers metered monthly declined by 18,234 in August, the total number of metered customers increased by 141,746.

A breakdown of the figures showed that Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC) recorded 17,331 newly metered customers in August, compared with 19,400 in July.

During the period, Benin DisCo metered 21,783 customers in August, down from 35,693 in July, while Eko DisCo recorded 3,634, compared with 7,369 in the preceding month.

It stated that Enugu DisCo increased its monthly metering figure from 6,844 in July to 9,059 in August, while Ibadan DisCo recorded 28,381 newly metered customers, against 34,791 in July.

It added that Ikeja DisCo metered 317 customers in August, compared with 582 in July, while Jos DisCo recorded 9,323, down slightly from 9,421.

Kaduna DisCo metered 6,915 customers in August, against 8,721 in July, while Kano DisCo recorded 11,171, compared with 11,948 in the previous month.

Port Harcourt DisCo recorded 26,556 newly metered customers in August, up from 17,093 in July, while Yola DisCo metered 7,276 customers, against 8,118 in the preceding month.

On the overall metering rate, Eko DisCo recorded the highest rate at 89.64 per cent in August, followed by Ikeja at 87.74 per cent and Abuja at 82.62 per cent.

Port Harcourt DisCo recorded a metering rate of 71 per cent, while Benin achieved 64.41 per cent.

The factsheet showed that Ibadan DisCo recorded 59.23 per cent, Enugu 52.40 per cent, Kano 42.84 per cent, Kaduna 42.32 per cent, Jos 37.60 per cent and Yola 39.15 per cent.

NERC classified DisCos with metering rates below 50 per cent as red, those with rates between 50 and 69 per cent as amber, and those with rates of 70 per cent and above as green.

The commission defined active customers as those who had vended or been billed at least once within 12 months.