Electricity distribution companies (DisCos) in Nigeria have made a total revenue of N178.68 billion in January this year, data from the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has shown.
In the Commercial Performance of Distribution Companies fact-sheet published by NERC, the total billing for January 2025 amounted to ₦250.21 billion, while revenue collected was ₦178.68 billion, resulting in a 71.41% revenue collection efficiency rate by DisCos.
However, the January revenue collection rate declined from December 2024’s rate by 3.29%.
The fact-sheet also showed that the total energy received by DisCos was 2,493.42GWh while the 2,260.34GWh was the total energy that was billed, resulting in an 80.92% billing efficiency rate.
This billing efficiency rate however dropped by 2.53% in comparison with the billing efficiency rate of the previous month.
ATC&C loss target approval
The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission also announced the approval of the 2025 ATC&C loss targets for DisCos.
The average ATC&C loss targets for 2025 is 20.54%. The 2025 average ATC&C targets have however dropped by 4.19% in comparison with the 2024 average target of 24.73%.
The targets vary for each DisCo.
ATC&C losses refer to Aggregate Technical, Commercial, and Collection losses, which are inefficiencies in the electricity distribution system that lead to energy and revenue losses.
The ATC&C loss is the difference between the amount of electricity received by a distribution company from the transmission company and the amount of electricity for which it invoices its customers plus the adjusted collections loss.
Here’s a more detailed breakdown of the 2025 ATC&C loss targets per DisCo.
– Aba – 21.26%
– Abuja – 20.60%
– Benin – 20.76%
– Eko – 16.88%
– Enugu – 21.26%
– Ibadan – 20.92%
– Ikeja – 15.93%
– Jos – 26.09%
– Kaduna – 21.32%
– Kano – 20.88%
– PH – 20.42%
– Yola – 44.00%
Operational performance of Nigeria’s power plants
The NERC also released a factsheet on the operational performance of power plants in the country in March 2025.
The country currently has 28 grid connected power plants with a total installed capacity of 13,625MW.
The average available capacity of the grid is 5,329MW, which has fallen by 2% from February 2025.
Also, the average hourly generation for March is 4,842MWh/h which is up 1% from February 2025.
