The number of active electricity customers in Nigeria rose to 11.96 million in August 2025, up from 11.89 million in July, according to the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC).
The figures were contained in NERC’s latest Metering Factsheet for July and August 2025, released on Monday via the Commission’s official X (formerly Twitter) and Instagram handles.
According to the data, the total number of active customers spans all 11 electricity distribution companies (DisCos) across the country.
“Out of these, 6.58 million customers were metered, resulting in a metering rate of 55.01%, up slightly from 54.71% in July. A total of 70,888 customers were newly metered in August, compared to 76,783 in July, reflecting ongoing metering efforts across the Nigerian Electricity Supply Industry (NESI),” NERC stated.
The Commission attributed the improvement to continued reforms and investments in customer management by DisCos, aimed at enhancing billing transparency and consumer confidence in the power sector.
Among the distribution companies, Eko, Ikeja, and Abuja DisCos were listed as the top performers in metering coverage nationwide. Eko DisCo recorded a metering rate of 84.25%, Ikeja DisCo 84.83%, and Abuja DisCo 73.92%.
Earlier in April 2025, NERC imposed sanctions on eight DisCos — including Abuja (AEDC), Ikeja (IKEDC), Eko (EKEDC), Enugu (EEDC), Jos (JEDC), Kaduna Electric, Kano (KEDCO), and Yola (YEDC) — for violating the monthly energy caps on estimated billing for unmetered customers.
The Commission levied a combined fine exceeding ₦628 million on the affected DisCos and directed them to provide credit adjustments to all impacted customers.
NERC’s Q2 2025 Report also showed that DisCos installed 225,631 meters in the second quarter of 2025, marking a 20.55% increase compared to 187,161 meters installed in the first quarter.
Of these, 147,823 meters (65.52%) were installed under the Meter Asset Provider (MAP) framework, 65,315 meters under the Meter Acquisition Fund (MAF) scheme, 12,259 meters through the Vendor-Financed framework, and 234 meters under the DisCo-Financed scheme, underscoring NERC’s continued efforts to bridge Nigeria’s metering gap.
