Nigeria’s electricity distribution companies generated ₦603.64 billion in customer payments during the second quarter of 2026, even as system-wide technical, commercial and collection losses remained well above the regulatory benchmark.
The figures are contained in the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission’s second-quarter 2026 operational and commercial performance review, published on Wednesday. The report assesses developments across the Nigerian Electricity Supply Industry.
Distribution revenue and losses
- Distribution companies billed electricity consumers ₦744.67 billion between April and June, producing a billing efficiency rate of 79 per cent.
- They received ₦603.64 billion from customers, equivalent to an 81 per cent collection efficiency.
- Average Aggregate Technical, Commercial and Collection losses reached 36 per cent across the DisCos during the quarter, more than double the permitted average target of 16.92 per cent.
ATC&C losses reflect the combined effect of physical electricity losses on networks, commercial leakages and shortcomings in collecting payments from customers.
Market payments, metering and generation
- The distribution companies recorded an aggregate market-remittance rate of 94 per cent, paying ₦385.44 billion against invoices issued by Nigerian Bulk Electricity Trading Plc and the Market Operator.
- Over the three-month period, the companies installed meters for a further 350,270 customers, lifting the country’s overall metering level to 62 per cent.
- Power plants connected to the national grid operated at a 90 per cent plant load factor and delivered average hourly generation of 4,022.40 megawatt-hours.
- In carrying out its mandate under the Electricity Act 2023, the regulator issued 64 regulatory instruments during the quarter.
