The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has said the country’s electricity metering rate increased to 61.51 per cent as of the end of June 2026.
According to NERC’s latest Metering Status of Distribution Companies Factsheet for May and June 2026, the rate increased from 60.22 per cent recorded in May.
The increase followed efforts by electricity distribution companies (DisCos) to accelerate meter deployment across the country.
The Factsheet revealed that total active customers stood at 12,589,486 as of June 2026.
In the period under review, total metered customers were 7,743,839, leaving roughly 4.85 million customers still unmetered.
The regulator said the data reflects “continued progress in customer metering across the country” as DisCos work to close the metering gap and reduce reliance on estimated billing.
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The regulator said the national electricity metering rate increased to 61.51 per cent by the end of June 2026.
According to the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC)’s latest Metering Status of Distribution Companies Factsheet for May and June 2026, the rate rose from 60.22 per cent recorded in May.
The increase followed accelerated meter deployment by electricity distribution companies (DisCos) across the country.
The Factsheet showed that the total number of active electricity customers stood at 12,589,486 as of June 2026.
Of this figure, 7,743,839 customers were metered, leaving about 4.85 million customers without meters.
The regulator said 203,521 additional customers were metered in June, nearly twice the 104,585 customers metered in May.
NERC said the figures reflected continued progress in customer metering across the country as DisCos work to close the metering gap and reduce reliance on estimated billing.
Ikeja Electric: 87.91 per cent metering rate.
Abuja Electricity Distribution Company: 81.38 per cent metering rate.
These figures are broadly consistent with earlier 2026 data, which showed Eko and Ikeja consistently above 87–88% and Abuja above 80 per cent, while several northern DisCos lagged below 40 per cent.
Recall that NERC’s previous factsheets for January to April 2026 showed the national metering rate rising from 57.93 per cent in January to 59.69 per cent in April, with more than 7.44 million customers metered by April.
The June update indicates that the progress continued into the second quarter, with June recording the highest monthly increase in new meter installations so far this year.
Metering remains a major focus of NERC’s regulatory agenda under the Electricity Act 2023, with the commission linking improved metering to reduced technical and commercial losses, better revenue collection and fairer billing for electricity consumers.