The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) data for February 2026 shows about 5.1 million electricity customers (about 41% of Nigeria’s 12.31 million active consumers) still lack prepaid meters and remain on estimated billing. By February, 7.21 million customers had meters, up from a national metering rate of 57.93% in January to 58.57% in February after 121,798 meters were installed that month.
Among distribution companies, Abuja DisCo had the highest metering rate at 79.37% and added 18,352 meters in February. Eko Disco and Ikeja Electric reported strong rates of 87.62% and 87.16% respectively, while Port Harcourt was at 66.36%. Benin, Ibadan, and Enugu DisCos recorded metering rates of 56.75%, 52.23%, and 51.83% respectively; Benin and Ibadan installed 25,658 and 16,445 meters in February. The lowest-performing DisCos were Yola (31.86%), Jos (34.04%), Kano (35.37%), and Kaduna (35.59%).
NERC defines active customers as those who vended or received a bill at least once in the past 12 months.
