By Seun Ibiyemi
The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has disclosed that electricity distribution companies (DisCos) installed 228,614 meters in the third quarter of 2025, representing a 0.73 percent increase from the 226,959 meters recorded in the second quarter.
According to the commission’s third-quarter report posted on its website on Tuesday, 176,302 meters or 77.12 percent of the total installations—were installed under the Meter Asset Provider (MAP) framework.
Meanwhile, 44,104 meters (25.01 percent) were installed through the Vendor Financed framework, and 7,902 meters (3.46 percent) were deployed under the Distribution Sector Recovery Programme (DSRP).
Smaller proportions were installed under other frameworks, including 175 meters (0.08 percent) via the Meter Acquisition Fund and 131 meters (0.06 percent) under the DisCo Financed framework.
The report also highlighted that as of September 2025, 6,661,564 customers out of the total 12,030,315 active registered users in the Nigerian electricity sector were metered.
To protect consumers from overbilling due to unmetered connections, NERC said it continues to issue monthly energy caps for all feeders in each DisCo.
These caps set the maximum amount of energy that may be billed to unmetered customers based on gross energy received by the distribution company and consumption by metered customers on the same feeder.
NERC’s latest data underscores ongoing efforts to expand metering coverage and enhance transparency in the electricity supply industry, as the regulator works toward ensuring fair billing practices for Nigerian consumers.