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The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) says electricity Distribution Companies (DisCos) collected N207.49 billion from customers in December 2025.

The regulator disclosed this in its December commercial performance factsheet published on its website in Abuja at the weekend.

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

“Out of the billed amount, the companies collected N207.49 billion, leaving a revenue shortfall of N51.17 billion,” the commission said.


It noted that the figures translate to a collection efficiency of 80.22 per cent across the 11 electricity distribution companies operating on the national grid.

The factsheet said the utilities received electricity worth N309.65 billion from the grid in December.

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

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

This compares with an allowed average tariff of N124.30 per kilowatt hour, giving the industry a revenue recovery efficiency of 79.62 per cent.

A breakdown showed that Abuja Electricity Distribution Company recorded the highest revenue collection during the month.

The company collected N38.11 billion from N46.68 billion billed, representing a collection efficiency of 81.64 per cent.

Ikeja Electric collected N36.20 billion out of N43.41 billion billed, achieving 83.38 per cent collection efficiency.

Similarly, Eko Electricity Distribution Company realised N38.01 billion from N41.41 billion billed, translating to 91.79 per cent collection efficiency.

The commission said Benin Electricity Distribution Company collected N18.38 billion from N21.53 billion billed.

It added that Port Harcourt Electricity Distribution Company recovered N17.62 billion out of N21.6 billion billed.

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

Enugu Electricity Distribution Company realised N17.57 billion from N23.08 billion billed during the review period.

Kano Electricity Distribution Company collected N8.98 billion from N15.64 billion billed, representing 57.45 per cent collection efficiency.

The report added that Yola Electricity Distribution Company realised N3.55 billion from N4.25 billion billed.

According to the regulator, Jos Electricity Distribution Company recorded the lowest collection efficiency at 42.92 per cent.

It said the company collected N5.43 billion from N12.67 billion billed in December.

The commission, however, noted that data for Kaduna Electricity Distribution Company was unavailable.

It attributed the gap to an ongoing upgrade of the company’s billing system to meet regulatory requirements.

Source: https://dailytrust.com/discos-generated-n207bn-from-power-bills-in-december-nerc

Once everybody is metered, they will generate 100% revenue

And yet our power supply is this pathetic

Release prepaid metres for everybody now !!!!

The day is coming when the corruption in the power sector is exposed.

Nonsense government and it's appointees.. light just lasts for 3 mins every day with no lasting solution after 3 years in power.. APC is a disgrace 😤

Enjoying 24hrs electricity here 33kv feeder on band c

I pay 1,500 naira per month even tho I'm a postpaid user

Sometimes I wonder when people's say Nigeria power supply is pathetic as how na

Thisisanfield:
And yet our power supply is this pathetic

Because the government is putting the cart before the horse.

Come to Abraka Delta State. We rarely have 4 hours of light in one whole week or sometimes 2 weeks and you expect me to pay a bill of 20k per month.
They should give everyone prepaid meter so they can charge only what they provide

One thing I'm sure of is that my Kobo is not directly there. I have gone completely off grid

Billing people for electricity they rarely enjoy is a wicked act

Tinubu and his incompetent minister of darkness have destroyed Nigeria with epileptic power supply. The worst since 1999. Even Buhari administration was not this bad.

Tinubu is a monumental failure

For generating darkness.

Proceed of criminality😡

And only ABA people can say they enjoyed the light they paid for.

Jos Disco hired an old, decaying, physically-afflicted, retired diplomat from Niger Republic, and he brought along a number of fellow countrymen who can't even speak English to man critical sectors in the company. That's the situation of our electricity industry.

Everywhere just tire me. Even the abroad sef

When even so rock is complaining about their power bills and planning to go off grid, wetin you want the masses to do?

81.1% collection efficiency...

Next thing Nairalanda1 would start spreading the news that 68% of metered customers bypass their meters.

Well u generate money but u don't generate light.
U told us that u will give us 24/7 light that if u can't give us 24/7 electricity we should not vote for u but now we are begging for 10/4 light and we don't see.

Do u think you will scam us the second time no way. We are wiser now

This discos are completely inept, this is over 8 years since they took over management and only Eko disco is barely managing to attain 91% collection effciency. Asset was better off left with the governement.

Later nairalanda1 will come and be saying "people should pay more for constant electricity"
Just look at these criminals ffs
207bn while government will owe the rest
No stable electricity since December
Smh
Useless brigands

sirblend:
81.1% collection efficiency...

Next thing Nairalanda1 would start spreading the news that 68% of metered customers bypass their meters.

Exactly
That one will come and be dropping Apcheat stats like it's facts

DISCOS is a FAILURE,
TCN is A FAILURE,
GEMCO is a FAILURE and they should All Rest.
These Institutions Are Bundles of Corruption and they are trying to save themselves because TINUBU is Coming with Another Power Sector that will crumbles them,so let them keep their yeye Billions.
Enough of these Useless Organizations - Since Independence.
Full of Corruption.
• It is like telling NIGERIANS that NNPC IS GOING TO TURN TO BECOME DANGOTE REFINERY 🥵.
Yeye they Smell,they should just go away.
For this is 21 Century - Nigeria can't boast of Stable light 🕯️🚨!
Shameful 😡!

Yet no power supply pathetic men running the government the only future our politicians see is six feet below covered in dirt

That's mostly from people who are not using prepaid meter,,,,,so get people metered including government agencies and this will reduce drastically

sirblend:
81.1% collection efficiency...

Next thing Nairalanda1 would start spreading the news that 68% of metered customers bypass their meters.

Well, there is still the fact that a cost reflective tarrif isn't being paid though.

Also.we need something like 10- 15 trillion naira in new investments in the sector. No one will come in when most consumers are not paying a cost reflective tarrifs.

Simple economics.

But most of you want price controls which we have tried and are still doing under thiefninu.

Good afternoon, comrade Leonov

Inspirer1:
That's mostly from people who are not using prepaid meter,,,,,so get people metered including government agencies and this will reduce drastically

The Troubles With DISCOS and The Rest Of Us:
Mr Man, did you read this Story line well,at all?
• This Is Not About Meter or No Prepaid Metres But Availability of Light 🚨🕯️ -Constantly In All the States of Nigeria,
Is what we are talking about here and don't be SELFISH!
•America and Europe 🌍 are having Enough Lights for everything,for we are Not talking about FEW HOURS LIGHT 🚨,
BUT 365- DAYS CONSISTENT LIGHT EVERYWHERE!
• Do Nigeria Have ENOUGH Light 🕯️🚨/ Power To Drive INDUSTRIALIZATION EVERYWHERE AND IN ALL THE 774- LOCAL GOVTS - IN NIGERIA,SINCE 1960- INDEPENDENCE ?
NO and NO!
That is Why -
-DISCOS IS A FAILURE,
-GEMCO IS A FAILURE,
-TCN IS A FAILURE .
GRID IS A FAILURE!
• FOR ALL NA CORRUPTION- INSTITUTIONS LIKE THE NNPC AND HER SUBSIDIARIES Counterparts,they have All FAILED NIGERIANS.
•THEY SHOULD ALL GO. and President Tinubu - Should Please Dismantled Them!
- I wander how the Minister of Power Can Claim to be Working Comfortably there like this,
•Is he Feeling the Darkness that Nigerians are experiencing on Daily basis?

BarrElChapo:
The day is coming when the corruption in the power sector is exposed.

I'm not sure about this.

We humans are really wicked to one another

Denalarian:
Nonsense government and it's appointees.. light just lasts for 3 mins every day with no lasting solution after 3 years in power.. APC is a disgrace 😤

So APC is only three years in power?