DisCos generated N207 billion in December — NERC

The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) said on Saturday Electricity Distribution Companies (DisCos) collected N207.49 billion from customers by December 2025.

The Commission disclosed this in its December commercial performance fact sheet published on its website in Abuja.

According to NERC, 11 electricity distribution companies billed consumers N258.66 billion during the month.

“Of the amount billed, the company collected N207.49 billion, resulting in a revenue shortfall of N51.17 billion,” the commission said.

It noted that these figures translate into a collection efficiency of 80.22 percent across the 11 electricity distribution companies operating in the national grid.

NERC stated that the utility received N309.65 billion worth of electricity from the grid in December.

However, only N258.66 billion of supplied energy was successfully billed to customers, representing a billing efficiency of 83.53 percent.

The regulator said the actual average revenue realized by DisCos stood at N98.97 per kilowatt hour.

This compares with the average permitted tariff of N124.30 per kilowatt-hour, which provides a revenue recovery efficiency for the industry of 79.62 per cent.

The details show the Abuja Electricity Distribution Company recorded the highest revenue collection in the month.

The company collected N38.11 billion of the N46.68 billion billed, representing a collection efficiency of 81.64 percent.

Ikeja Electric collected N36.20 billion of the N43.41 billion billed, achieving a collection efficiency of 83.38 percent.

Similarly, Eko Electricity Distribution Company realized N38.01 billion of the N41.41 billion billed, which translates to a collection efficiency of 91.79 percent.

The Benin Electricity Distribution Company collected N18.38 billion of the N21.53 billion billed, while the Port Harcourt Electricity Distribution Company collected N17.62 billion of the N21.6 billion billed.

Also, the Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company collected N23.60 billion of the N28.34 billion billed.