Abuja, May 8, 2025 – Electricity consumers across the country are owing electricity distribution companies (Discos) N54 billion as at the end of February 2025.
The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) disclosed this in its Factsheet for February 2025.
It said the 12 Discos were able to recover N191.75 billion out of the N245.93 billion total billings as of February, representing 77.9 per cent collection efficiency and a 6.56 per cent increase compared to January 2025.
Total energy received by consumers in February stood at 2,583.19 gigawatt-hours, while the total energy billed was 2,137 GWh, representing a billing efficiency rate of 82.73 per cent and an increase of 1.81 per cent month-on-month.
Similarly, the allowed average tariff was N116.18 per kilowatt-hour, but the Discos were able to collect an average of N88.21 per kWh, a 75.9 per cent recovery efficiency rate.
