DisCos rake in N1.10trn revenue in 6 months
The 11 electricity Distribution Companies (DisCos) collected N1.101trn as revenue from their customers in the first six months of 2025, analysis of the month factsheet of DisCos has shown. The factsheet which is produced by the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) said this is from the total N1.486trn worth of the electricity the DisCos billed […]
The 11 electricity Distribution Companies (DisCos) collected N1.101trn as revenue from their customers in the first six months of 2025, analysis of the month factsheet of DisCos has shown.
The factsheet which is produced by the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) said this is from the total N1.486trn worth of the electricity the DisCos billed their customers.
This means that the customers failed to pay N385.43bn for electricity delivered to them.
Analysis showed that Eko Electricity Distribution (EKEDC) made the highest revenue of N207.14bn from the N244.08bn it billed its customers. This is followed by Ikeja Electric with N193.46bn from the N256.74bn it billed its customers and the Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC) with N176.81bn from the N225.92bn it billed its customers.
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Others include the Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company (IBEDC) with N122.81bn from N160.52bn it gave its customer while the Benin Electricity Distribution Company (BEDC) collected N103.92bn from the N125.3bn it issued out. Enugu Electricity Distribution Company (EEDC) followed with the collection of N90.51 from the N113.74bn bill it gave out.
The Port Harcourt Electricity Distribution Company (PHEDC) was able to recover N76.73bn from the N118.53bn it gave out while Kano Electricity Distribution Company (KedCo) collected N54.55bn from the N87.49bn it billed its customers and Jos Electricity Distribution Company (JED) collected N33.37bn from the N73.37bn it asked its customers to pay.
Kaduna Electric was able to get N24.38bn from the N50.4bn it issued out and Yobe Electricity Distribution Company (YEDC) got N17.49bn from the N30.51bn it gave out.
Analysis on monthly collections showed the DisCos collected more revenue in the month of May with N188.46bn followed by February with N188.3bn then March with N185.48bn.
In April, they collected N184.07bn, N178.66bn in June and N176.2bn in January.
KEDCO boosts supply with 10MW project in Jigawa
Meanwhile, Future Energies Africa (FEA), the core investor in Kano Electricity Distribution Company (KEDCO), through its renewable energy development arm, Bagaja Renewables Limited, is set to commission a newly completed 500kWp (10MWp output capacity) mini-grid in Kafin Hausa, Jigawa State.
KEDCO’s Head of Corporate Communication, Sani Bala Sani, in a statement, disclosed that the firm would also break ground for another 1MW mini-grid project in Hadejia in the same Jigawa State.
The distribution company franchise areas include Kano, Katsina and Jigawa states.
According to him, the two milestone events are scheduled to hold late August or early September 2025.
He added that the Executive Governor of Jigawa State, Malam Umar Namadi, is expected to lead both the commissioning and groundbreaking ceremonies.”
Bala said, “These projects stem from the strategic partnership between the Jigawa State Government and KEDCO, where the State Government’s investment in KEDCO was anchored on a shared vision to expand and improve electricity access across the State.”
“As a complementary measure to that investment, FEA committed to deploying a series of community-based mini-grids to strengthen electricity distribution, extend service to underserved areas, and improve reliability for households and businesses,” the statement read in part. Sani further added that the Kafin Hausa mini-grid, now completed and ready for commissioning, represents the first in a series of innovative projects that aim to provide stable electricity to all key cities in Jigawa.
The mini-grid project consists of a 500kWp solar-hybrid generation plant, a 350 MVA backup diesel generator, a 3.5km 33kV distribution line, and supporting infrastructure as well as 500kV step-up and step-down transformers, he added.
“The power plant will supply power to existing distribution transformers across Kafin Hausa township including NEPA Office, Kofar Fada, Akarami, Bakin Kasuwa and Ashura Transformers,” he added.