While Kano soared with 331% growth in Q1 2025, Ibadan's deployments hit 42,685, marking a superior numerical increase of 5,596

  • Kano DisCo recorded the highest increase in metered customers with a 330.75% rise in just one quarter.
  • Aba DisCo more than doubled its metered customers, increasing by 116.87%.
  • Ikeja DisCo, despite being a top performer overall, saw a 23.62% drop in meter installations.
  • Enugu and Eko also recorded declines in quarterly deployments by 12.31% and 4.02% respectively.
  • Ibadan DisCo deployed the highest number of meters in Q1 2025 but grew at a moderate rate of 15.09%.
  • Yola DisCo experienced the steepest decline in the country, dropping by 56.70% in metered customers.

Between Q4 2024 and Q1 2025, the number of metered electricity customers in Nigeria changed in unexpected ways across different regions. Kano DisCo recorded the most dramatic surge in meter deployment, with a 330.75% increase, growing from just 1,226 (in Q4 2024) to 5,281 customers (in Q1 2025). This improvement reflects an urgent acceleration in coverage, especially in states where previous metering rates were alarmingly low. Other DisCos like Jos and Aba also showed solid improvements, more than doubling their numbers in one quarter. On the flip side, some of the top-performing DisCos like Ikeja and Enugu recorded sharp declines in meter deployment for the quarter.

Millions of Nigerians are still dealing with "crazy bills" every month—estimated charges that don’t match actual usage. Seeing areas like Kano, Jos, and Aba make aggressive improvements in meter installations offers hope. It shows that progress is possible and that DisCos can respond when there's pressure, funding, or a regulatory push.

Interestingly, even though Ibadan leads in total numbers with over 42,000 meters deployed in Q1 2025, its growth was only 15.09%, showing steady but not extraordinary progress.

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NERC

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Q4 2024/Q1 2025
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