NERC Reports Improved Collection Efficiency for April 2026

The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) released its April 2026 performance fact sheet, indicating that electricity distribution companies (DisCos) in Nigeria showed improvements in collection efficiency, achieving a rate of 80.66%. This enabled them to collect a total revenue of ₦203.61 billion, despite a slight decline in billing efficiency, which decreased by 0.57 percentage points to 83.32%.

The report highlighted that revenue recovery efficiency rose to 82.11%, representing a 1.06 percentage point improvement from the previous month. Among the DisCos, Eko Electricity Distribution Company led with a collection efficiency of 102.09%, followed by Abuja Electricity Distribution Company at 89.77% and Ikeja Electricity Distribution Company at 88.89%.

Conversely, Kaduna Electricity Distribution Company recorded the lowest recovery efficiency at 43.15%, while Kano Electricity Distribution Company and Jos Electricity Distribution Company posted efficiencies of 51.87% and 52.48%, respectively. Overall, the report indicates a continued improvement in the financial performance of Nigeria's electricity distribution companies.