Nigeria’s Metered Customers Rise by 111,654 to 7.44 Million in One Month
Metering rate rises to 59.69% as unmetered customers fall by 41,434 5.02 million active customers still without metering devices Emmanuel Addeh in Abuja The number of metered electricity customers in Nigeria
In April 2026, the number of metered electricity customers in Nigeria increased by 111,654, reaching a total of 7,435,733. This rise in metered customers brought the national metering rate to 59.69 per cent, up from 59.13 per cent in the previous month. While the increase in metered customers was positive, the overall metering gap did not shrink proportionately due to the simultaneous rise in the number of active electricity customers, which grew from 12,386,848 to 12,457,068.
Consequently, the number of unmetered customers decreased by 41,434, from 5,062,769 to 5,021,335. Despite 70,220 new active customers entering the system, the net reduction in unmetered customers was 41,434. The Distribution Companies (Discos) are facing challenges in improving metering across the country, with only three out of 11 Discos reaching a metering rate above 70 per cent.
Ibadan Disco saw the largest addition of newly metered customers, adding 31,951, while Benin followed with 22,270. Enugu recorded no growth in its metered customers during April. Notably, Yola Disco demonstrated the most significant improvement, raising its metering rate from 33.16 per cent in March to 34.45 per cent in April, a 1.29 percentage point increase.
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