NERC says 5.36m electricity users still rely on estimated billing

Ripplesnigeria | 07-01-2026 09:32pm |

The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) on Tuesday revealed that 5.36 million electricity customers across the country remain unmetered, leaving them subject to estimated billing by distribution companies (DisCos). According to NERC’s Q3 2025 industry report, published on its website, only 6.662 million of the 12.030 million active registered customers had meters as of September

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