Electricity distribution companies collected a total of N801.16bn from electricity consumers between January and April 2026 despite persistent power outages and supply constraints across the country, data obtained from the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission has shown.
The commercial performance factsheets released by the regulator showed that the 11 DisCos collected N204.74bn in January, N196.68bn in February, N196.13bn in March and N203.61bn in April, bringing total revenue for the four-month period to N801.16bn.
The collections came even as households and businesses endured months of unstable electricity supply caused largely by gas shortages that crippled power generation and forced widespread load shedding, especially in February and March.
According to the NERC data, the DisCos billed customers N1.01tn between January and April but recovered N801.16bn, leaving about N207.77bn in uncollected revenue during the period.
In January, the companies billed customers N268.20bn and collected N204.74bn, leaving N63.46bn outstanding. Billing efficiency stood at 79.72 per cent, while collection efficiency was 76.34 per cent.
