As of September 2023, around 5.7 million customers of eleven electricity distribution companies (DisCos) in Nigeria were metered. In the same period, the total registered electricity customers reached over 12.6 million. This meant that the vast majority of the registered clients had no meters to measure their usage of electrical energy, and thus remained on estimated billing. Ibadan and Ikeja reported the highest number of metered electricity customers in Nigeria, while metering was lowest in Kaduna and Yola.
Number of metered electricity customers in Nigeria as of September 2023, by distribution company
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Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission. (January 1, 2024). Number of metered electricity customers in Nigeria as of September 2023, by distribution company [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1306137/metered-electricity-customers-in-nigeria-by-distribution-company/
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Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission. (2024). Number of metered electricity customers in Nigeria as of September 2023, by distribution company. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1306137/metered-electricity-customers-in-nigeria-by-distribution-company/
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Number of metered electricity customers in Nigeria as of September 2023, by distribution company [Graph], Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission, January 1, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1306137/metered-electricity-customers-in-nigeria-by-distribution-company/