The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) says electricity Distribution Companies (DisCos) collected ₦207.49 billion from customers in December 2025.
According to a report by the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), the regulator disclosed this in its December commercial performance factsheet published on its website in Abuja on Saturday.
According to the report, the 11 electricity distribution companies billed consumers ₦258.66 billion during the month.
“Out of the billed amount, the companies collected ₦207.49 billion, leaving a revenue shortfall of ₦51.17 billion,” the commission said.
It noted that the figures translate to a collection efficiency of 80.22 per cent across the 11 electricity distribution companies operating on the national grid.
The factsheet said the utilities received electricity worth ₦309.65 billion from the grid in December.
However, only ₦258.66 billion of the energy supplied was successfully billed to customers, representing a billing efficiency of 83.53 per cent.
The regulator said the actual average revenue realised by DisCos stood at ₦98.97 per kilowatt hour.
This compares with an allowed average tariff of ₦124.30 per kilowatt hour, giving the industry a revenue recovery efficiency of 79.62 per cent.
A breakdown showed that Abuja Electricity Distribution Company recorded the highest revenue collection during the month.
The company collected N38.11 billion from ₦46.68 billion billed, representing a collection efficiency of 81.64 per cent.
Ikeja Electric collected ₦36.20 billion out of ₦43.41 billion billed, achieving 83.38 per cent collection efficiency.
Similarly, Eko Electricity Distribution Company realised N38.01 billion from N41.41 billion billed, translating to 91.79 per cent collection efficiency.
The commission said Benin Electricity Distribution Company collected ₦18.38 billion from ₦21.53 billion billed.
It added that Port Harcourt Electricity Distribution Company recovered ₦17.62 billion out of ₦21.6 billion billed.
Also, Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company collected ₦23.60 billion from ₦28.34 billion billed.
Enugu Electricity Distribution Company realised ₦17.57 billion from ₦23.08 billion billed during the review period.
Kano Electricity Distribution Company collected ₦8.98 billion from ₦15.64 billion billed, representing 57.45 per cent collection efficiency.
The report added that Yola Electricity Distribution Company realised ₦3.55 billion from ₦4.25 billion billed.
Credit: thenationonlineng.net
