The Electricity Distribution Companies (DisCos) installed 70,888 new meters in August 2025, according to the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC).
This was contained in its Metering Factsheet for July and August 2025, released yesterday.
The fact sheet disclosed that the Nigerian Electricity Supply Industry (NESI) recorded marginal growth in the number of active electricity customers to 11.96 million in August 2025 from 11.89 million meters in July 2025.
NERC said of the numbers, 6.58 million customers were metered, resulting in a metering rate of 55.01 per cent, up slightly from 54.71 per cent in July.
The top performing DisCos, according to the Factsheet, include Rating DisCos performance, NERC said Eko: 84.25 per cent, Ikeja: 84.83 per cent, and Abuja: 73.92 per cent, respectively top the list.
These figures highlight gradual progress inclosing Nigeria’s metering gap and improving transparency and billing accuracy for electricity consumers.
NERC recently approved the sum of N28 billion for the DisCos, to procure and install meters for unmetered Band ‘A’ and ‘B’ customers within their franchise areas.
The Commission explained that the funds shall be allocated in proportion to the respective contributions of the DisCos, and are intended to meter all outstanding unmetered Band A customers while also expediting the closure of the metering gap for customers currently classified under Tariff Band B.
According to the factsheet, due to the inability of the DisCos to secure financing, whether through debt or additional equity, for the acquisition and deployment of end-use meters and other critical capital investments that it created the Meter Acquisition Fund (MAF).
Credit: thenationonlineng.net
