Electricity consumers across Nigeria paid about N1.2 trillion for power consumed between January and June 2026, according to data from the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC). The revenue was collected by the country’s 11 electricity Distribution Companies (DisCos), highlighting the huge amount Nigerians spent on electricity in just six months.
NERC’s monthly commercial performance reports showed that DisCos collected N204.75 billion in January, N196.68 billion in February, N196.13 billion in March, N203.61 billion in April, N208.15 billion in May and N191.68 billion in June. May recorded the highest monthly collection, while June came in lowest, with revenue falling by about N16.47 billion compared with the previous month.
The commission’s June 2026 factsheet also revealed that the DisCos received 315.73 billion kilowatt-hours (kWh) of electricity during the month but billed only 240.71 billion kWh, representing a billing efficiency of 76.24 per cent. Meanwhile, total billings stood at N240.71 billion, against actual revenue collection of about N191.86 billion, leaving a gap of roughly N48.85 billion between what consumers were billed and what the DisCos recovered.
NERC further reported that the average allowed tariff stood at N130.15 per kWh, while the actual average collection was N96.63 per kWh, translating to a recovery efficiency of 74.24 per cent. Performance varied significantly across the DisCos, with Eko Disco recording the highest revenue recovery efficiency at 87.04 per cent, followed by Port Harcourt at 86.33 per cent, Benin at 82.23 per cent and Ikeja at 80.08 per cent.
At the other end of the table, Kaduna Disco recorded the weakest recovery efficiency at 37.03 per cent, followed by Kano at 44.04 per cent and Jos at 51.33 per cent. For collection efficiency, Benin led with 94 per cent, while Ikeja and Eko recorded 89 per cent and 88.64 per cent respectively. Kano and Kaduna had the lowest collection efficiencies at 42.16 per cent and 46.13 per cent, underscoring the uneven revenue recovery challenge across Nigeria’s electricity distribution network.
source: vanguard
