The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) said on Saturday electricity Distribution Companies (DisCos) collected N207.49 billion from customers in December 2025.
The commission disclosed this in its December commercial performance fact sheet published on its website in Abuja.
According to NERC, the 11 electricity distribution companies billed consumers N258.66 billion during the month.
“Out of the billed amount, the companies collected N207.49 billion, leaving a revenue shortfall of N51.17 billion,” the commission said.
It noted that the figures translate to a collection efficiency of 80.22 percent across the 11 electricity distribution companies operating on the national grid.
NERC stated that the utilities received electricity worth N309.65 billion from the grid in December.
However, only N258.66 billion of the energy supplied was successfully billed to customers, representing a billing efficiency of 83.53 percent.
The regulator said the actual average revenue realised by DisCos stood at N98.97 per kilowatt hour.
This compares with an allowed average tariff of N124.30 per kilowatt hour, giving the industry a revenue recovery efficiency of 79.62 percent.
A breakdown showed that Abuja Electricity Distribution Company recorded the highest revenue collection during the month.
The company collected N38.11 billion from N46.68 billion billed, representing a collection efficiency of 81.64 percent.
Ikeja Electric collected N36.20 billion out of N43.41 billion billed, achieving 83.38 per cent collection efficiency.
Similarly, Eko Electricity Distribution Company realised N38.01 billion from N41.41 billion billed, translating to 91.79 percent collection efficiency.
Benin Electricity Distribution Company collected N18.38 billion from N21.53 billion billed, while Port Harcourt Electricity Distribution Company recovered N17.62 billion out of N21.6 billion billed.
Also, Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company collected N23.60 billion from N28.34 billion billed.
