MAP scheme leads meter rollout as DisCos distribute 228,614 in Q3 2025

Distribution Companies (DisCos) in the Nigerian Electricity Supply Industry installed a total of 228,614 meters in third quarter of 2025, representing an increase of 1,655 meters when compared to the 226,959 meters installed in the second quarter.

BusinessDay’s analysis of the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) third quarter 2025 report showed that of the total meters installed in the period, 176,302 meters were installed under the Meter Assets Providers (MAP) framework.

Under the MAP framework, a third party investor is granted a permit by the Commission for the provision (and maintenance) of end-use meters while customers benefiting from such meters pay for them, either periodically or pay upfront for the full cost of meters.

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Also, leveraging the Distribution Sector Recovery Program (DISREP) initiative, the DisCos installed 7,902 meters to customers in the period.

DISREP is a strategic initiative by the Federal Government of Nigeria, supported by a $500 million World Bank loan, aimed at improving the financial and technical performance of Nigeria’s electricity distribution companies (DisCos). With the initiative, the government aims to close the metering gap by deploying 3.2 million smart meters.

The report also indicated that 44,104 meters were installed under the Vendor Financed framework, 175 meters were installed under the MAF framework, and 131 meters were installed under the DisCo Financed framework.

As of the end of September 2025, only 6,661,564 out of the total 12,030,315 active registered customers in the electricity supply industry were metered, leaving over 5 million Nigerians under estimated billing.

The report also showed that the total revenue collected by DisCos increased to N570.25 billion in the quarter. This indicates an increase of N5.54 billion, when compared to N564.71 billion revenue recorded in the previous quarter.

BusinessDay’s analysis of the report, however showed that the total energy billed to customers dropped to 6,158.54GWh from 6,449.82GWh billed in the second quarter.

Ikeja DisCo recorded highest revenue (N117.08 billion) in the period, followed by Eko DisCo (N101.11 billion), Abuja DisCo (N90.73 billion) and Ibadan DisCo (N60.36 billion).

Yola, Kaduna and Jos DisCos recorded the least revenues in the period, with N9.24 billion, N12.28 billion and N16.92 billion respectively.

The total revenue collected by all DisCos in the period is also a shortfall by N136.36 billion, from 706.61 billion billed to customers. This translates to a collection efficiency of 80.70 percent.

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