Nigeria’s 11 electricity distribution companies (DisCos) collected N1.63 trillion from customers between January and August 2026, leaving N387.19 billion unrecovered from the N2.01 trillion billed within the period.
Data from the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission’s (NERC) Commercial Performance Factsheet showed that the companies recorded their highest monthly collection in August, generating N220.93 billion, representing a 7.49 per cent increase from N205.53 billion in July.
Collections declined from N204.74 billion in January to N196.68 billion in February and N196.13 billion in March before recovering to N203.61 billion in April and N208.15 billion in May.
June recorded the lowest monthly collection at N191.68 billion, before revenue rose to N205.53 billion in July and N220.93 billion in August.
In August, the DisCos received electricity valued at N346.49 billion but billed customers N261.10 billion, leaving N85.39 billion worth of electricity unbilled. This translated to a billing efficiency of 75.36 per cent, slightly higher than July’s 75.10 per cent.
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Of the amount billed, the companies recovered N220.93 billion, leaving N40.17 billion outstanding. Collection efficiency consequently improved to 84.62 per cent from 81.95 per cent in July.
However, revenue recovery performance varied significantly across the distribution companies.
Eko DisCo recorded the highest collection efficiency at 96.29 per cent, followed by Ikeja with 84.22 per cent and Abuja with 83.63 per cent.
Kaduna DisCo recorded the lowest performance at 41.90 per cent, while Jos and Kano posted 52.80 per cent and 60.98 per cent, respectively.
NERC put the industry’s overall revenue recovery efficiency at 77.63 per cent in August, compared with 74.91 per cent in July.
The average allowed tariff stood at N130.15 per kilowatt-hour, while the actual average collection was N101.03 per kilowatt-hour.
Despite the improvement in revenue collection, the figures highlight persistent challenges in Nigeria’s electricity distribution sector, particularly in metering, billing and revenue recovery.
