21/05/2026
NATIONAL METERING REPORT β JANUARY & FEBRUARY 2026
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JANUARY 2026
Total customers: 12.2 million
Customers with meters: 7.1 million
New meters installed in Jan: 119,792
Metering rate: 57.93%
FEBRUARY 2026
Total customers: 12.3 million
Customers with meters: 7.2 million
New meters installed in Feb: 121,798
Metering rate: 58.57%
β‘οΈ Bottom line: Slight improvement. About 58 out of every 100 customers now have meters. Still, over 5 million customers are unmetered.
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π’ HOW EACH DisCo PERFORMED
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π’ GOOD PERFORMERS
These DisCos are doing well:
EKO
January: 87% metered
February: 88% metered
IKEJA
January: 87% metered
February: 87% metered
ABUJA
January: 79% metered
February: 79% metered
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If you live in these areas, your DisCo is ahead of the national average.
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π‘ FAIR PERFORMERS
These DisCos are average:
PORT HARCOURT
January: 65% metered
February: 66% metered
BENIN
January: 55% metered
February: 57% metered
(Added 25,658 new meters in February β good progress!)
IBADAN
January: 52% metered
February: 52% metered
(Largest customer base β over 2.4 million people)
ENUGU
January: 52% metered
February: 52% metered
(Added only 691 new meters in February β slow progress)
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π΄ POOR PERFORMERS
These DisCos are struggling. Less than half their customers have meters:
KADUNA
January: 35% metered
February: 36% metered
KANO
January: 35% metered
February: 35% metered
(Added only 149 new meters in February β barely any progress)
JOS
January: 33% metered
February: 34% metered
YOLA
January: 31% metered (lowest in the country)
February: 32% metered
(Added 5,273 new meters in February β good effort but still far behind)
β οΈ If you live in these areas, most customers are still waiting for meters.
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SUMMARY
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οΈ The national metering rate improved slightly from 57.93% to 58.57%.
β Over 5 million customers still don't have meters.
π Best DisCo: Eko (88% metered)
β οΈ Worst DisCo: Yola (32% metered)
π Most improved in February: Benin (added 25,658 new meters)
π Least improved: Kano (added only 149 new meters)
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Source: National Grid