The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission on Thursday said that electricity distribution companies (DisCos) metered a total of 241,590 customers between January and February.
The commission disclosed this in a factsheet report shared on its X handle in Abuja.
According to the report, a total of “119,792 customers were metered in January, while 121,798 were metered in February,” indicating metering rates of 57.93 per cent and 58.57 per cent, respectively.
Cumulatively, the report said the total number of customers metered increased from 7.1 million recorded in January to 7.2 million in February.
The report also showed that the total number of active electricity customers increased from over 12.2 million in January to over 12.3 million in February.
It said this reflected a commendable improvement in metering rate for Port Harcourt DisCo, from 65.47 per cent to 66.36 per cent, and consistent gains from Abuja, Eko, Ikeja and Ibadan DisCos.
“However, Eko and Ikeja remain the top performers with metering rates above 84 per cent.”
The factsheet listed DisCos with metering rates below 50 per cent as Jos, Kaduna, Kano and Yola.
It said DisCos would continue to meter new customers, adding, however, that accelerated rollout was still required to close the metering gap.
(NAN)
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