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

Nigeria’s electrical energy distribution corporations (DisCos) metered 141,746 prospects in August 2026, the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has stated.

This, in accordance with the Commission, was beneath 159,980 recorded in July, because the nationwide metering fee 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 standing of distribution corporations.

According to the factsheet, the variety of energetic electrical energy prospects elevated from 12,671,795 in July to 12,749,789 in August, whereas the variety of metered prospects rose from 7,903,819 to eight,045,565 throughout the interval.

The figures confirmed that though the variety of prospects metered month-to-month declined by 18,234 in August, the entire variety of metered prospects elevated by 141,746.

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

During the interval, Benin DisCo metered 21,783 prospects in August, down from 35,693 in July, whereas Eko DisCo recorded 3,634, in contrast with 7,369 within the previous month.

It acknowledged that Enugu DisCo elevated its month-to-month metering determine from 6,844 in July to 9,059 in August, whereas Ibadan DisCo recorded 28,381 newly metered prospects, in opposition to 34,791 in July.

It added that Ikeja DisCo metered 317 prospects in August, in contrast with 582 in July, whereas Jos DisCo recorded 9,323, down barely from 9,421.

Kaduna DisCo metered 6,915 prospects in August, in opposition to 8,721 in July, whereas Kano DisCo recorded 11,171, in contrast with 11,948 within the earlier month.

Port Harcourt DisCo recorded 26,556 newly metered prospects in August, up from 17,093 in July, whereas Yola DisCo metered 7,276 prospects, in opposition to 8,118 within the previous month.

On the general metering fee, Eko DisCo recorded the best fee at 89.64 per cent in August, adopted by Ikeja at 87.74 per cent and Abuja at 82.62 per cent.

Port Harcourt DisCo recorded a metering fee of 71 per cent, whereas Benin achieved 64.41 per cent.

The factsheet confirmed 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 categorized DisCos with metering charges beneath 50 per cent as crimson, these with charges between 50 and 69 per cent as amber, and people with charges of 70 per cent and above as inexperienced.

The fee outlined energetic prospects as those that had vended or been billed at the least as soon as inside 12 months.