Nigeria’s Metered Customers Rise by 111,654 to 7.44 Million in One Month

Nigeria's electricity sector is making incremental progress in metering customers, with 111,654 new connections in April 2026, bringing the total to over 7.4 million. This rise pushed the national metering rate to 59.69%, a slight improvement from the previous month.

Despite the increase in metered connections, the overall metering gap narrowed by only 41,434 customers. This is because the active customer base also grew by 70,220 during the same period. The challenge for Distribution Companies (Discos) lies in consistently exceeding customer growth with meter deployment.

Performance across the 11 Discos remains uneven. Only three companies achieved metering rates above 70%, with Eko Disco leading at 88.78%, followed by Ikeja and Abuja. Conversely, Yola, Jos, and Kano recorded the lowest rates, below 36%. Ibadan Disco added the most new metered customers, with over 31,000, significantly contributing to closing its metering gap.

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Sustained progress in closing the gap will depend on the pace of meter deployment consistently exceeding the growth in the number of electricity customers.