Nigeria’s Electricity Metering Rate Reaches 63% in August

What changed

Nigeria’s metered electricity customers rose to 8,045,565 in August from 7,903,819 in July, an increase of 1.8%. The country’s reported metering rate reached 63%, while the number of unmetered customers fell to 4.7 million.

Why it matters

More customers now have a formal meter reading their electricity use, and fewer remain in the unmetered group. That changes how those customers’ consumption can be recorded and billed, even though the figures alone do not show whether bills, collections or electricity supply improved.

The next useful question is what drove the shift: new meter installations, customer reclassification or another change in the system. Until that is clear, the August figures show measurable progress in coverage, but not yet its effect on household bills or the wider distribution system.