Nigeria’s electrical energy circulation business (DisCos) metered 141,746 clients in August 2026, the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has actually stated.
This, according to the Commission, was listed below 159,980 tape-recorded in July, as the nationwide metering rate increased partially from 62.37 percent to 63.10 percent.
NERC divulged this in its July and August 2026 factsheet on the metering status of circulation business.
According to the factsheet, the variety of active electrical power clients increased from 12,671,795 in July to 12,749,789 in August, while the variety of metered clients increased from 7,903,819 to 8,045,565 throughout the duration.
The figures revealed that although the variety of clients metered month-to-month decreased by 18,234 in August, the overall variety of metered consumers increased by 141,746.
A breakdown of the figures revealed that Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC) tape-recorded 17,331 recently metered consumers in August, compared to 19,400 in July.
Throughout the duration, Benin DisCo metered 21,783 consumers in August, below 35,693 in July, while Eko DisCo taped 3,634, compared to 7,369 in the preceding month.
It mentioned that Enugu DisCo increased its month-to-month metering figure from 6,844 in July to 9,059 in August, while Ibadan DisCo taped 28,381 recently metered clients, versus 34,791 in July.
It included that Ikeja DisCo metered 317 consumers in August, compared to 582 in July, while Jos DisCo tape-recorded 9,323, down a little from 9,421.
Kaduna DisCo metered 6,915 clients in August, versus 8,721 in July, while Kano DisCo taped 11,171, compared to 11,948 in the previous month.
Port Harcourt DisCo taped 26,556 recently metered consumers in August, up from 17,093 in July, while Yola DisCo metered 7,276 consumers, versus 8,118 in the preceding month.
On the total metering rate, Eko DisCo taped the greatest rate at 89.64 percent in August, followed by Ikeja at 87.74 percent and Abuja at 82.62 percent.
Port Harcourt DisCo tape-recorded a metering rate of 71 percent, while Benin attained 64.41 percent.
The factsheet revealed that Ibadan DisCo taped 59.23 percent, Enugu 52.40 percent, Kano 42.84 percent, Kaduna 42.32 percent, Jos 37.60 percent and Yola 39.15 percent.
NERC categorized DisCos with metering rates listed below 50 percent as red, those with rates in between 50 and 69 percent as amber, and those with rates of 70 percent and above as green.
The commission specified active clients as those who had actually vended or been billed a minimum of as soon as within 12 months.
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