Nigeria’s national electricity metering rate has risen to 56.07% as of October 2025, marking a steady improvement in closing the country’s longstanding metering gap, the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has reported.
The latest ‘Metering Factsheet Report’ published by the commission covering September–October 2025 data highlighted the customer metering performance by the 11 electricity distribution companies (DisCos), showing that despite some challenges, the entities are improving their meter distribution drives nationwide.
Based on month-on-month performance, the NERC’s report reflected that in September this year Nigeria recorded 12.03 million active electricity customers, of whom 6.66 million were metered.
During the month, 80,943 additional customers received meters, bringing the national metering rate to 55.37%.
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According to the NERC, in October 2025 the number of active customers marginally increased to 12.07 million, with 6.77 million of them metered
The data showed that 106,822 customers were newly metered in October, raising the national metering rate to 56.07% and reflecting addition 25,000 additional customers metered during the monthm improvement.
A further analysis of the Factsheet data as they related to the performance of the DisCos showed that Aba Power Distribution Company recorded one of the most notable improvements, raising its metering rate from 69.49% in September to 78.20% in October.
Similarly, Eko DisCo and Ikeja Electric maintained their leading positions as the top-performing entities, with metering rates each above 84% while Abuja and Ibadan DisCos also recorded some modest improvements due to improved rollout strategies and enhanced customer onboarding.
However, the NERC report indicated that some DisCos continued to lag behind as Enugu, Jos, Kaduna, Kano, and Yola DisCos’ metering rates below 50%, even though they were still metering new customers. The NERC urged the affected DisCos to ensure a much faster rollout in order to bridge the widening gap.
NERC explained that the publication of the metering factsheet was intended to promote transparency and ensure that customers remain informed about the progress being made in Nigeria’s electricity market.
The commission attributed the improved metering rate to its ongoing reforms and investments in customer management by DisCos, aimed at enhancing billing transparency and consumer trust.
