Electricity distribution companies collected N570.25 billion from Nigerians in 3 months despite epileptic power supply

By Desire Emmanuel

All the electricity distribution companies in Nigeria, popularly known as DisCos made a whopping N570.25 billion from Nigerians in the third quarter of 2025 despite epileptic power supply across their franchise.

The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) disclosed this on Tuesday, January 6, in its third quarter report as it added that the collection reflected improved revenue performance across the power sector nationwide.

 

NERC said the amount was collected from N706.61 billion billed to customers, indicating substantial recovery of revenues owed by electricity consumers nationwide during the quarter under existing tariff and billing frameworks.

The commission also provided official data on revenue collection, billing efficiency, and performance trends among electricity distribution companies nationwide during the period.

According to the report, the 80.70 per cent collection efficiency recorded in quarter three represents an improvement over quarter two 2025, when DisCos achieved lower revenue recovery levels across the electricity market.

NERC said DisCos collected N564.71 billion in quarter two from N742.34 billion billed, translating to 76.07 per cent efficiency and a 4.63 percentage point increase by quarter three across the reporting cycle.

Ikeja DisCo recorded the highest collection efficiency at 100 per cent, while Eko, Benin and Abuja DisCos exceeded 80 per cent, with Kaduna DisCo recording the lowest at 45.67 per cent nationwide according to the report.