Latest data from the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has shown that the electricity Distribution Companies (DisCos) in the country metered a total of 148,077 new electricity customers across the country in May and June 2025.
The agency in its metering factsheet published Wednesday said disclosed that 63,180 customers were metered in May and another fresh batch of 84,897 were metered in June, bringing the total number of metered customers nationwide to 6,422,933 as of June 2025.
Also, the country’s total active electricity customers rose marginally from 11,784,842 in May to 11,821,194 in June.
A further breakdown of the data showed that Ikeja DisCo recorded the highest metering rate of 84.65 per cent, followed by Eko DisCo at 83.33 per cent and Abuja at 73.06 per cent.
On the other hand, Yola Disco had the lowest metering rate at 28.55 per cent, with Jos and Kaduna Discos standing at 29.51 per cent and 33.46 per cent, respectively.
According to the report, Aba DisCo was the most improved, with its metering rate rising from 37.88 per cent in May to 45.17 per cent in June. It installed 12,376 new meters in the period under review.
Benin DisCo also made the 50 per cent metering mark, increasing from 49.95 per cent to 50.33 per cent within the same period, according to NERC’s figures.
The regulator, however, noted that despite the progress, seven of the 12 DisCos remain below the 50 per cent metering rate, leaving millions of customers unmetered and subjected to estimated billing.
The metering initiative is aimed at closing Nigeria’s huge metering gap and eliminate estimated billing in order to drive the country’s electricity sector and boost revenue collection for DisCos. However, challenges remain with inflation, FX instability, and lack of local production capabilities hampering the optimal success of the initiative over the last seven years.