The Federal Government of Nigeria has revealed that over 668,000 electricity meters have been installed nationwide.
The disclosure was made on Wednesday by the Director-General of the Bureau of Public Enterprises (BPE), Ayodeji Ariyo Gbeleyi, after the second meeting of the National Council on Privatisation (NCP) for 2026, chaired by Vice President Kashim Shettima at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.
Gbeleyi said the government had so far deployed 668,000 meters out of the 1.033 million meters delivered under Phase 1 of the World Bank-financed Distribution Sector Recovery Programme (DISREP), as part of efforts to reduce estimated billing across Nigeria.
He noted that the figures represent about 65% of the meters supplied under the initiative.
“On various issues, we provided updates on meter deployment under Phase 1 of the World Bank-financed Distribution Sector Recovery Programme. We have implemented 60 percent of the meters that have been delivered in the country out of 1,033,000. So far, we have deployed and installed 668,000 meters on customers’ premises,” he said.
The metering drive is being implemented alongside other government initiatives, including the Presidential Metering Initiative (PMI), with the Federal Government targeting a reduction in reliance on estimated billing for electricity customers.
Estimated billing has remained a major concern for electricity consumers, particularly where customers are not equipped with functioning prepaid or postpaid meters that allow their bills to be based on actual consumption.
The BPE Chief also disclosed that about 17 states have established State Electricity Regulatory Commissions since the enactment of the Electricity Act 2023, as states begin to exercise greater control over electricity regulation within their jurisdictions.
He said Akwa Ibom State became the latest state to establish its own electricity regulatory commission in July 2026, while noting that further adjustments were required to ensure smooth implementation of the Electricity Act.
“Some fine-tuning is required here and there in the implementation of that Act,” Gbeleyi said.
According to him, the NCP has directed key stakeholders, including the Attorney-General of the Federation, the Minister of Power, the Special Adviser to the President on Power, the Special Adviser to the President on Oil and Gas, the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) and the BPE, to work on harmonising the Federal Government’s position on proposed amendments to the Electricity Act.
Speaking, the Minister of Power, Joseph Olasunkanmi Tegbe noted that the government was working collaboratively to ensure Nigerians derive greater value from electricity and other critical sectors of the economy.
“We are working concertedly and in a very collaborative manner to ensure that we give value, either in electricity or in telecoms whichever area to make sure that Nigerians benefit from this government,” Tegbe said.
The metering update comes as the Federal Government continues efforts to reform Nigeria’s electricity market, improve transparency in electricity billing and address long-standing challenges within the distribution segment of the power sector.