DisCos Collect N194bn In July As Recovery Efficiency Lags

Electricity Distribution Companies (DisCos) collected N193.96 billion in consumer bill payments in July 2025, the latest Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) Factsheet has shown.

The report showed that despite the 6.51 per cent improvement in total revenue collected, their revenue recovery efficiency fell short of the allowed tariff.

NERC’s latest fact sheet revealed that DisCos billed customers N243.14 billion during the period, achieving a billing efficiency of 81.04 per cent. However, this left an estimated shortfall of N56.9 billion in unbilled energy.

Overall, DisCos received electricity worth N300.04 billion in July but recorded a N57 billion revenue gap.

On the revenue collection front, DisCos collectively collected N193.96 billion, reflecting a collection efficiency of 79.77 per cent—an increase of 3.20 percentage points compared to June 2025. Nevertheless, the sector’s overall revenue recovery efficiency remained at 76.82 per cent, with average collections at N89.30 per kilowatt-hour, well below the allowed average tariff of N116.25 per kilowatt-hour.

The report showed that Ikeja and Eko DisCos stood out as the best performers, with billing efficiencies of 90.52 per cent and 97.20 per cent, respectively. However, some DisCos continued to underperform. Kaduna DisCo posted the weakest revenue recovery efficiency, at just 41.65 per cent, with both Kaduna and Benin DisCos recording the lowest billing efficiencies, at 55.76 per cent and 55.66 per cent, respectively.

These figures highlight ongoing challenges in the sector’s revenue collection efforts, despite incremental progress in billing and collection efficiencies.