By Nchetachi Chukwuajah
The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) says Electricity Distribution Companies (DisCos) installed 228,614 meters in the third quarter (Q3) of 2025.
The NERC disclosed this in its third quarter report posted on its website on Tuesday, January 6.
According to the report, the figure represented a 0.73 per cent increase compared to the 226,959 meters installed in the second quarter of 2025.
The report noted that in the third quarter of 2025, 176,302 meters, representing 77.12 per cent of the total installations, were installed under the Meter Asset Provider (MAP) framework.
It also said that 44,104 meters, representing 25.01 per cent of the installation, were installed under the Vendor Financed framework, while 7,902 meters, representing 3.46 per cent of the installation, were installed under the Distribution Sector Recovery Programme.
The report further said that 175 meters, representing 0.08 per cent of the installation, were installed under the Meter Acquisition Fund framework, and 131 meters, representing 0.06 per cent, were installed under the DisCo Financed framework.
The report further noted that to safeguard customers against exploitation due to the lack of meters, the NERC has continued to issue monthly energy caps for all feeders in each DisCo.
“This sets the maximum amount of energy that may be billed to an unmetered customer for the respective month based on gross energy received by the DisCo and consumption by metered customers on their respective feeders,” the report said.
Recall that the NERC, in its Metering Factsheet released in December 2025, said 106,822 customers were metered in October 2025, over 25,000 more than the number recorded in September 2025.
