Metering Rate Reaches 57.27% as DisCos Make 109,556 New Installations In December

Nigeria’s electricity metering rate has risen to 57.27 per cent by the end of December 2025, up from 56.54 per cent in November, according to the latest Metering Fact sheet on Distribution Companies (DisCos) released by the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC).

The NERC fact sheet, covering November and December 2025 metering status across the country, revealed that DisCos installed a total of 109,556 new meters in December alone. This marked a significant improvement over the 88,592 installations recorded in November, reflecting accelerated efforts to address the persistent metering gap in the power sector. Ikeja, Eko, and Abuja DisCos continued to lead as top performers, with all three maintaining metering rates above 76 per cent.

As of December 2025, the total number of metered customers nationwide stood at 6,966,584 out of 12,163,412 active customers. This leaves approximately 5.2 million customers still unmetered, highlighting the ongoing challenge despite the incremental gains.

The NERC fact sheet provides a detailed breakdown of metering progress by DisCo, underscoring the federal government’s push under the Meter Asset Provider (MAP) scheme and other interventions.

Industry experts note that higher metering rates reduce estimated billing disputes, improve revenue collection for DisCos, and enhance overall electricity supply reliability for consumers.

This progress comes amid broader power sector reforms, including tariff adjustments and infrastructure upgrades, aimed at bolstering Nigeria’s energy security.

Stakeholders anticipate that closing the metering gap will be pivotal to unlocking investments and minimising Aggregate Technical, Commercial, and Collection (AT&C) losses.