Abuja, Eko lead assortment effectivity as Kaduna, Jos wrestle
Discos get better 77.63% of allowed income per kilowatt-hour
Emmanuel Addeh in Abuja
Nigeria’s electrical energy Distribution Companies (Discos) collected N220.93 billion from prospects in August 2026, representing a 7.49 per cent enhance over the earlier month, as their income assortment effectivity rose to 84.62 per cent, in accordance to the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC).
The fee’s August 2026 factsheet on the industrial efficiency of the 11 Discos confirmed that whole billings stood at N261.10 billion, leaving N40.17 billion uncollected through the month.
The assortment efficiency, which improved by 2.66 proportion factors from July, indicated that the distribution firms collected about 84.62 per cent of the quantity billed to prospects.
However, the figures additionally confirmed vital variations in the power of the person Discos to acquire income, with Abuja, Eko and Ikeja recording comparatively robust performances, whereas Kaduna, Jos and Kano continued to wrestle.
Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC) recorded the best assortment effectivity at 91.91 per cent, gathering N37.57 billion out of N40.88 billion billed to prospects. Its efficiency improved by 10.89 proportion factors in contrast with July.
Despite their robust performances, Eko and Ikeja recorded declines of 5.42 and 9.67 proportion factors, respectively, in assortment effectivity in contrast with July.
At the opposite finish of the desk, Kaduna Electric recorded the weakest assortment efficiency, gathering N5.57 billion from N10.05 billion billed, representing an effectivity price of 55.44 per cent.
Jos Disco collected N6.42 billion from N10.35 billion billed, translating to 61.98 per cent, whereas Kano Electric recorded a set effectivity of 60.31 per cent after gathering N9.07 billion from N15.04 billion billed.
The figures highlighted the persistent disparity in the industrial efficiency of the distribution firms, with some gathering almost all of the income billed to prospects whereas others recorded considerably decrease charges.
On vitality billing, the 11 Discos acquired a complete of 346.49 billion naira price of electrical energy through the month however billed prospects for N261.10 billion, translating to a billing effectivity of 75.36 per cent.
The billing effectivity improved by 0.26 proportion factors from July, however the hole between the worth of vitality acquired and the quantity billed stood at N85.39 billion.
Abuja Disco acquired vitality valued at N54.93 billion however billed prospects N40.88 billion, whereas Ikeja acquired N54.99 billion and billed N40.45 billion.
Eko recorded the best billing effectivity at 84.49 per cent, adopted by Kano at 82.24 per cent and Port Harcourt at 80.22 per cent. Kaduna recorded the bottom at 60.92 per cent, adopted by Yola at 64.04 per cent and Jos at 66.47 per cent.
The NERC information additionally confirmed that the distribution firms recovered a mean of N101.03 per kilowatt-hour in opposition to an allowed common tariff of N130.15 per kilowatt-hour, representing a income restoration effectivity of 77.63 per cent.
Although the restoration effectivity improved by 2.71 proportion factors from July, the precise common assortment remained N29.12 per kilowatt-hour under the allowed common tariff.
Eko Disco recorded the best restoration effectivity at 96.29 per cent, with a mean assortment of N135.58 per kilowatt-hour in opposition to an allowed tariff of N140.80. Ikeja adopted at 84.22 per cent, whereas Abuja recorded 83.63 per cent.
Kaduna had the bottom restoration effectivity at 41.90 per cent, gathering a mean of N51.03 per kilowatt-hour in opposition to an allowed tariff of N121.80. Jos adopted at 52.80 per cent, whereas Kano recorded 60.98 per cent.
Enugu and Ibadan additionally recorded restoration efficiencies under 72 per cent, at 71.49 and 71.22 per cent, respectively.
