Power
Nigeria’s metering rate jumps to 63% as unmetered electricity customers drop to 4.7 million
CEII brief
Premium Times reported on 16 Oct 2026: Nigeria’s metering rate jumps to 63% as unmetered electricity customers drop to 4.7 million.
Read the full story on Premium TimesMetered customers in Nigeria increased from 7,903,819 in July to 8,045,565 in August, the data showed, representing a 1.8 per cent increase.
Context from CEII
Grids decide whether generation becomes power that homes and businesses can rely on. Generation mix, transmission and distribution losses, and tariffs together shape reliability and the case for investment.
62.5% of people in Nigeria had electricity in 2024Countries in this story
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