DisCos Deploy 130,209 Meters Through N49bn Funding Scheme
Not less than 130,209 meters were installed by electricity distribution companies under the Meter Acquisition Fund framework, even as the Federal Government invested N49bn in the MAF between 2024 and 2025.
Reports and documents from the Nigerian Electricity...
Electricity consumers in Nigeria paid at least ₦84.36 billion for meters in 2025 under the Meter Assets Programme (MAP), according to data from the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC).
Nigeria’s electricity distribution companies (DisCos) collected ₦204.74bn in January 2026, representing a 76.34% collection efficiency, but still recorded losses of over ₦131bn due to billing and collection gaps.
Nigeria’s 11 electricity distribution companies (DisCos) generated a combined ₦207.49bn in December 2025, slightly down from ₦208.78bn in November, according to the latest NERC factsheet.
The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has directed all electricity distribution companies (DisCos) to reimburse customers ₦20.33bn in outstanding meter refunds under the Meter Asset Provider (MAP) framework.
The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has disclosed that 5.36 million electricity customers nationwide remain without meters, a situation that exposes them to unpredictable estimated billing methods by distribution companies (DisCos).
