NERC Metered 148,077 Electricity Customers In May, June

The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission has disclosed that a total of 148,077 electricity customers were metered across the country in May and June 2025.

According to the commission’s factsheet on the Metering Status of Distribution Companies released on Wednesday, 63,180 customers were metered in May, while 84,897 were metered in June.

This brought the total number of metered customers nationwide to 6,422,933 as of June 2025, representing a slight rise in the national metering rate from 53.78 per cent in May to 54.33 per cent in June. The NERC data showed that the country’s total active electricity customers rose marginally from 11,784,842 in May to 11,821,194 in June.

By performance, Ikeja DisCo recorded the highest metering rate at 84.65 per cent, followed by Eko at 83.33 per cent and Abuja at 73.06 per cent. At the bottom, Yola had the lowest metering rate at 28.55 per cent, with Jos and Kaduna standing at 29.51 per cent and 33.46 per cent, respectively.