Nigeria’s metering fee jumps to 63% as unmetered electrical energy clients drop to 4.7 million

Nigeria’s electrical energy metering fee elevated to 63.1 per cent in August 2026 from 62.4 per cent in July, leaving roughly 4.7 million lively clients with out meters, in keeping with the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission. The fee’s metering factsheet, printed on Wednesday, October 14, confirmed that metered clients rose from 7,903,819 to eight,045,565, a rise of 1.8 per cent.

However, the variety of newly metered clients fell from 159,980 in July to 141,746 in August, indicating a slowdown in installations. The complete variety of lively electrical energy clients elevated by 77,994, or 0.6 per cent, to 12,749,789 through the month. Metering gaps stay a serious concern in Nigeria’s electrical energy sector, with clients with out meters billed by way of estimates quite than measured consumption.

A breakdown throughout the 11 electrical energy distribution firms confirmed vital variations in protection. Eko Electricity Distribution Company recorded the best metering fee at 89.6 per cent, up from 89.3 per cent in July. Ikeja Electric adopted at 87.7 per cent, barely under its earlier fee of 87.9 per cent. Abuja Electricity Distribution Company improved to 82.6 per cent from 82 per cent.

Port Harcourt DisCo’s protection rose to 71 per cent from 69.6 per cent, whereas Benin DisCo elevated from 63.2 per cent to 64.4 per cent. Ibadan DisCo recorded 59.2 per cent, up from 58.6 per cent, whereas Enugu DisCo improved to 52.4 per cent from 52.1 per cent. Jos DisCo had the bottom protection at 37.6 per cent, though this represented a rise from 36.5 per cent in July.

Yola DisCo’s fee rose from 37.8 per cent to 39.2 per cent. Kaduna DisCo improved from 41.3 per cent to 42.3 per cent, whereas Kano DisCo elevated from 41.6 per cent to 42.8 per cent. The figures confirmed that Eko, Ikeja and Abuja had metered greater than 80 per cent of their lively clients, whereas protection at Jos, Yola, Kaduna and Kano remained under 43 per cent.

Minister of Power Joseph Tegbe, appointed in June, recognized distribution, metering, transparency and sub-national participation as priorities for intervention. The improve in lively clients alongside slower meter installations highlights the persevering with problem of closing the hole, at the same time as nationwide protection improves.