Sourced news brief · Source report: 2026-10-05
Electricity distribution companies collected ₦603.64 billion in the second quarter of 2026, according to NERC figures reported by Punch. The report says average electricity offtake fell 3.4 per cent from the preceding quarter.
Collections represented 81.06 per cent of the ₦744.67 billion billed to customers, leaving a ₦141.03 billion gap between billing and receipts. Collection efficiency improved even as offtake and billing efficiency declined. Those measures track different parts of the electricity supply and payment chain, so rising collections should not be read as proof of improved supply in every household. The original report provides the regulator’s wider breakdown of losses and market obligations.
Source: Punch — original report. Prepared by Aoedus with AI assistance and checked against the linked reporting.
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