{"id":360120,"date":"2025-07-03T20:13:51","date_gmt":"2025-07-03T19:13:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/?p=360120"},"modified":"2025-07-03T20:13:51","modified_gmt":"2025-07-03T19:13:51","slug":"how-discos-collected-n553bn-revenue-in-q1-2025-nerc-discloses","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2025\/07\/03\/how-discos-collected-n553bn-revenue-in-q1-2025-nerc-discloses\/","title":{"rendered":"How DisCos collected N553bn revenue in Q1 2025, NERC discloses"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"ai-optimize-20 ai-optimize-introduction\">The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has disclosed that electricity distribution companies (DisCos) collected a total revenue of N553.63 billion in the first quarter (Q1) of 2025.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ai-optimize-6 ai-optimize-introduction\">The commission in its 2025 first quarter report which was released on Thursday, revealed that\u00a0the amount was realised from a total billing of N744.27 billion issued to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2025\/02\/16\/cbn-new-atm-withdrawal-policy-to-benefit-banks-and-customers\/\">customers<\/a> within the period.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ai-optimize-21\">According to the commission, the N553.63bn\u00a0represents a collection efficiency of 74.39 percent \u2014 a decline from the 77.44 percent recorded in the fourth quarter of 2024.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ai-optimize-9\">\u201cThe 74.39 per cent collection efficiency recorded in 2025\/Q1 is 3.05 Percentage Point (PP) lower than the collection efficiency recorded in 2024\/Q4 which represents 77.44 percent,\u201d the report said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ai-optimize-10\">NERC said four DisCos recorded collection efficiencies of over 80 percent, with Eko DisCo leading at 84.79 percent.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ai-optimize-11\">\u201cConversely, Jos DisCo recorded the lowest collection efficiency with 47.19 percent,\u201d the commission added.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ai-optimize-12\">NERC said a comparison of DisCos\u2019 performance shows that only Kano (+6.55pp), Abuja (+4.81pp) and Enugu (+0.72pp) DisCos recorded improvements in collection efficiency between Q4 2024 and Q1 2025.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ai-optimize-13\">\u201cConversely, the remaining eight (8) DisCos recorded declines in collection efficiency with Port Harcourt (-15.11pp), Kaduna (-7.12pp) and Eko (-5.21pp) DisCos having the most significant declines over the period,\u201d the report added.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ai-optimize-14\">The commission further noted that billing and collection efficiencies fell by 2.47 and 3.05 percentage points, respectively, in Q1 2025 compared to the previous quarter.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ai-optimize-15\">\u201cBased on historical trends, this decline inefficiencies can be attributed to the increased energy off take of +10.06 per cent during the quarter compared to 2024\/Q4,\u201d NERC said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ai-optimize-16\">\u201cIt has been observed that there is an inverse relationship between DisCos\u2019 energy off take and their billing\/collection efficiencies.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ai-optimize-17\">\u201cTypically, when DisCos off take more energy, they often allocate the incremental energy to areas where they record historically lower billing and collection efficiencies.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"ai-optimize-18\">The report identified accurate customer enumeration and the installation of end-use meters as the most effective strategies for improving energy accounting and boosting revenue collection.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ai-optimize-19\">It added that the commission, in the second quarter of 2024, issued an order for the implementation of tranche A of the meter acquisition fund (MAF).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has disclosed that electricity distribution companies (DisCos) collected a total revenue of N553.63 billion in the first quarter (Q1) of 2025. 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