By Stella Odueme
The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has reported an increase in Nigeria’s national electricity metering rate to 63.10 per cent at the end of August 2026, from 62.37 per cent recorded in July.
The increase reflects continued efforts by electricity distribution companies (DisCos) to expand meter deployment and improve customer metering across the country, NERC revealed in its X handle on Wednesday.
According to NERC’s July and August 2026 Metering Status Factsheet, the distribution companies metered an additional 141,746 customers in August, compared with 159,980 customers recorded in the preceding month.
The factsheet showed that Eko DisCo maintained the highest metering rate at 89.64 per cent, followed by Ikeja DisCo with 87.74 per cent and Abuja DisCo with 82.62 per cent.
As of August 2026, the total number of metered electricity customers nationwide stood at 8,045,565 out of 12,749,789 active customers.
The figures indicate that although metering coverage continues to improve, a significant number of electricity customers are still awaiting meters.
NERC said the factsheet provides an overview of metering developments within the Nigerian Electricity Supply Industry (NESI) and highlights progress towards closing the national metering gap.
The commission urged interested members of the public to visit its website, www.nerc.gov.ng, for further details on metering statistics and other developments in the electricity sector.