The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has reported a decline in the monthly revenue of electricity distribution companies (DisCos). According to its June 2025 Commercial Performance Factsheet, the firms collected N182.11 billion, down 4.93 percent from N191.57 billion in May.
Despite the dip, collection efficiency improved to 76.57 percent in June, compared to 73.17 percent in May. DisCos billed customers a total of N237.85 billion for energy consumed within the month.
Eko DisCo led collections with N33.18bn, followed by Ikeja Electric with N32.66bn and Abuja DisCo with N30.11bn. At the bottom of the list were Yola DisCo (N2.96bn), Kaduna Electric (N3.62bn), and Jos DisCo (N5.71bn).
Reacting to the figures, James Chijoke, Chairman of the Electricity Consumers Association of Nigeria, criticized DisCos over poor service delivery. He said, “With over half of customers not metered, most are paying for services they did not receive… DisCos profit from issuing estimated bills. It is an unfair practice that must be urgently stamped out by the government.”