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A new report by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) reveals that 85.2% of Nigerian households still rely on the estimated billing model for electricity tariffs.

The findings were published in the Nigeria Residential Energy Demand-Side Survey Report 2024 released by the Bureau on Wednesday.

According to the report, only 14.8% of households use the prepaid billing system during the period under review.

The survey, which focuses on nine states across the six geopolitical zones — Southwest, Southeast, South-south, Northwest, Northeast, and North-central — further indicates that households receive an average of 6.6 hours of electricity per day. This is significantly lower than the 20-hour target for Band A customers, who, according to regulators, account for 15% of electricity consumers.

Breakdown of the Report by States 

The report examines various states across Nigeria, including Oyo in the Southwest, Enugu in the Southeast, Bauchi in the Northeast, Kwara in the North-Central region, Akwa Ibom in the South-South, and Sokoto in the Northwest, among others.

A deeper state-level analysis of the estimated billing system highlights Bauchi State as having the highest proportion of users under this system, recording 97.9%.

Sokoto State follows closely with 97.3%, while Plateau State reported the lowest rate of reliance on estimated billing at 69.1%.

Conversely, the pre-paid billing system showed a different pattern. Plateau State had the highest adoption of prepaid meters, with 30.9% of consumers utilizing this system, followed by Oyo State at 27.6%.

Bauchi State, which predominantly uses the estimated billing system, recorded the lowest adoption of prepaid meters, with just 2.1% of its residents using them.

Monthly Expenditure on Electricity 

The report also provides insights into the average electricity expenses incurred by households across the country. On average, a household spends an estimated N4,155.8 per month on electricity.

Further analysis by state reveals that Enugu State reported the highest average monthly electricity expenditure at N7,319.4, followed by Plateau State at N6,153.6, while Bauchi State recorded the lowest with N2,647.7.

Additionally, among households with access to solar electricity across the surveyed states, 90.9% utilized solar home systems, while 9.1% relied on solar mini-grids during the reference period.

What you should know 

Earlier in 2024, the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) instructed the 11 electricity distribution companies (DisCos) to set aside N275 billion for meter procurement from 2024 to 2027.

The Minister of Power, Bayo Adelabu, estimates that between 7 to 8 million customers nationwide remain unmetered.

In support, the World Bank introduced a $500 million metering program, allocating $155 million to provide meters for consumers and $345 million to assist DisCos in enhancing electricity supply.

Nairametrics previously reported that Adelabu confirmed the government has received part of the World Bank’s allocation, with 1.8 million meters en route to Nigeria to address the issue of estimated billing.

GanagiBitrus:
This estimated billing always translates to paying for wetin you no chop.
Govt should declare it illegal & mandate NEPA to provide Prepaid Meters for all customers.

ceejay80s:
how come that rubbish u guys call prepaid meter is above 100k to 300k,
which component dey inside to warrant that high price?
that meter should not be more than 20k, the meter na android? abi u fit use opera mini on top am, does it work with Whatsapp and nairaland?
so now tell me why is it expensive,
allow us to import and buy ourselves and then come fix for us and bill us

Kukutente23:
You see am now
You see how Nigerians are being robbed blind by those thieving DisCos?
From this report, it shows that it is easier to see a bottle of beer in Islamic Bauchi than to see a prepaid meter
And we know what goes on when there's no prepaid meter. Arbitrary billing, extortion by disco officials, disconnection just for the sake of it and most importantly paying for power you never used. That's what 85% of Nigerians are going through in the hands of these DisCos.
Yet some people will be defending these clowns
Yet this does not stop them from asking residents to buy transformers and pay for repairs!!

wittywriter:
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wittyness.

Kukutente23:
Electricity Tariff: 85.2% of households in Nigeria are still on estimated billing – Report  



https://nairametrics.com/2024/10/24/electricity-tariff-85-2-of-households-in-nigeria-are-still-on-estimated-billing-report/

Tetrahedron:
Pls who has the social media handle of the minister of power, I need to complain to him directly what is the reason why I don’t have a prepaid meter paid for since Jan 2024

Lithiumite:
My mother in-laws place somewhere in Ogun state pays about 18k monthly and they get about 12 to 16hrs daily on estimated billing.....which in all honesty I think it's fair considering the new tariff.....she and her tenants!!

XY23:
You'll never see nairalanda1 here. Taxation without fiscal transparency and operational standards is the height of corruption. Yet, people think Nigeria would ever work like this. A thief can never hold others accountable.