Distribution companies in Nigeria recorded a N123.87 billion gap between the value of electricity supplied to them and the revenue they collected from customers in June 2026.

According to the latest commercial performance report released by the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission, the DisCos received electricity worth N315.73 billion during the month but collected only N191.86 billion.

The report showed that total revenue collection fell by 7.82 per cent compared with May, while the amount of electricity received declined by 4.02 per cent.

Collection efficiency also dropped to 79.71 per cent, representing a 2.61 percentage-point decline from the previous month.

On billing, the DisCos issued bills worth N240.71 billion to customers, with billing efficiency standing at 76.24 per cent.

The report further showed that the average amount recovered per kilowatt-hour was N96.63, below the approved average tariff of N130.15, resulting in a recovery efficiency of 74.24 per cent.

Benin Electricity Distribution Company recorded the highest collection rate at 94 per cent, while Eko and Port Harcourt DisCos recorded recovery efficiencies of 87.04 and 86.33 per cent respectively.

However, Kaduna and Kano recorded much lower recovery efficiencies of 37.03 and 44.04 per cent, while Jos recorded 55.18 per cent.

Ikeja DisCo’s recovery efficiency dropped by 14.54 percentage points to 80.08 per cent, while Abuja DisCo recorded a 10.87 percentage-point decline to 73.98 per cent.

The figures indicated that poor revenue collection remained a major challenge for Nigeria’s electricity distribution sector, despite customers being billed for electricity consumed.