The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission says Electricity Distribution Companies installed 228,614 meters in the third quarter of 2025.
The commission said this in its third quarter report posted on its website in Abuja on Tuesday.
The report said that the figure represented an increase of 0.73 per cent compared to the 226,959 meters installed in the second quarter of 2025.
According to the report, during the quarter under review, 176,302 meters, representing 77.12 per cent of the total installations, were installed under the Meter Assert Provider framework.
It also said that 44,104 meters representing 25.01 per cent of the installation were installed under the Vendor Financed framework, while 7,902 meters representing 3.46 per cent were installed under the Distribution Sector Recovery Programme.
It also said that 44,104 meters representing 25.01 per cent of the installation were installed under the Vendor Financed framework, while 7,902 meters representing 3.46 per cent were installed under the Distribution Sector Recovery Programme.
The report further said that 175 meters, representing 0.08 per cent, were installed under the Meter Acquisition Fund framework, and 131 meters, representing 0.06 per cent, were installed under the DisCo Financed framework.
”As of the end of Sept. 2025, 6,661,564 out of the total 12,030,315 active registered customers in the Nigerian Electricity Supply industry were metered,” it said.
(Punch)
