{
  "id": 15512328,
  "title": "Northern DisCos lag as 2.2m customers get meters",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/18/northern-discos-lag-as-2-2m-customers-get-meters",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-18T23:22:32.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Punch Nigeria",
    "slug": "punch-nigeria",
    "url": "https://punchng.com/northern-discos-lag-as-2-2m-customers-get-meters/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Between June 2023 and June 2026, Nigeria's electricity distribution companies metered an additional 2.19 million customers, bringing the overall metering rate to 61.51 per cent, as reported by the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission. However, the four distribution companies in the Northern region lagged behind, with metering rates consistently below 41 per cent as of June 2026. Jos DisCo, Yola DisCo, Kaduna DisCo, and Kano DisCo recorded rates of 35.42 per cent, 36.20 per cent, 39.83 per cent, and 40.67 per cent, respectively. In contrast, Eko DisCo demonstrated the strongest improvement, with its metering rate rising from 59.02 per cent in June 2023 to 88.70 per cent in June 2026. Other distribution companies, such as Port Harcourt, Abeokuta, and Ikeja DisCos, also experienced significant progress in metering. Despite these improvements, 4,845,647 electricity customers remained without meters as of June 2026, still relying on estimated billing.",
  "summary": "Four northern electricity distribution companies lag in metering as Nigeria adds 2.2 million metered customers between June 2023 and June 2026. Read More: https://punchng.com/northern-discos-lag-as-2-2m-customers-get-meters/",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}