KEY POINTS
- DisCos installed 109,556 electricity meters in December 2025, up from 88,592 in November, according to NERC.
- Nigeria’s metering rate rose to 57.27 percent, with 6.96 million metered customers out of 12.16 million active users.
- The government plans 2.5 million additional prepaid meters under the Presidential Metering Initiative to reduce the metering gap.
Nigeria’s electricity distributors installed more than 109,000 prepaid meters in December 2025, marking another step in the country’s slow effort to reduce estimated billing and improve transparency in power supply.
The latest data from the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) shows that 11 Electricity Distribution Companies collectively metered 109,556 customers during the month. The figure represents a noticeable rise from the 88,592 customers who received meters in November.
Despite the progress, millions of electricity users across Nigeria are still without meters, leaving them exposed to estimated billing and long standing disputes with distribution companies.
The data was published in NERC’s Metering Factsheet covering November and December 2025.
National metering rate edges upward
NERC said the new installations helped push Nigeria’s national metering rate to 57.27 percent by the end of December 2025.
The rate had stood at 56.54 percent in November, indicating a modest improvement in the number of electricity users who now have prepaid meters.
The commission’s data shows that 6,966,584 electricity customers were metered nationwide out of 12,163,412 active customers connected to the grid.
Metering has remained one of the most sensitive issues in Nigeria’s electricity sector. Many households and businesses continue to rely on estimated bills due to the shortage of meters.
Consumer advocates have repeatedly argued that wider meter deployment will reduce billing disputes and improve trust between customers and electricity distribution companies.
The report also highlighted clear differences in performance among electricity distribution companies.
Three major distribution companies currently lead the country in meter coverage. These are Ikeja Electric, Eko Electricity Distribution Company and Abuja Electricity Distribution Company.
Each of the three utilities recorded metering rates above 76 percent, placing them far ahead of several other distribution companies that still struggle with large numbers of unmetered customers.
