About 5.1 million consumers, representing approximately 41 percent of Nigeria’s 12.31 million active electricity customers, remained without prepaid meters as of February 2026. Data released by the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission in its January and February metering factsheet revealed that only 7.21 million customers had been metered by the end of February, leaving millions still reliant on estimated billing.
The report indicated that the national metering rate experienced a marginal increase from 57.93 percent in January to 58.57 percent in February, following the deployment of 121,798 new meters within the month.
Abuja Electricity Distribution Company recorded a high metering rate of 79.37 percent in February. Eko Disco and Ikeja Electric also posted strong performances with metering rates of 87.62 percent and 87.16 percent, respectively, while Port Harcourt Disco recorded 66.36 percent. Benin, Ibadan, and Enugu distribution companies recorded metering rates of 56.75 percent, 52.23 percent, and 51.83 percent, respectively.
Conversely, the data identified Yola, Jos, Kaduna, and Kano as the least metered distribution companies in the country. Yola Disco recorded the lowest metering rate at 31.86 percent, while Jos, Kano, and Kaduna posted 34.04 percent, 35.37 percent, and 35.59 percent, respectively.
Furthermore, the factsheet detailed that Abuja Disco added 18,352 new meters in February, while Benin and Ibadan Discos installed 25,658 and 16,445 meters, respectively. The regulatory commission defined active customers as electricity consumers who have vended or received bills at least once within a 12-month period.
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