Our latest Metering Factsheet is here!

The July & August 2026 Metering Status of Distribution Companies (DisCos) factsheet highlights continued progress in customer metering across the country.

Highlights:

National Progress: The national metering rate increased to 63.10% by the end of August, up from 62.37% in July.

Meter Deployment: DisCos metered 141,746 additional customers in August, compared with 159,980 in July.

Leading DisCos: Eko (89.64%), Ikeja (87.74%) and Abuja (82.62%) recorded the highest metering rates in August.

Total Coverage: As of August 2026, the total number of metered customers across all DisCos reached 8,045,565 out of 12,749,789 active customers.

Visit nerc.gov.ng for more details on the industry’s efforts to close the metering gap and to stay informed on the numbers shaping the NESI.