Electricity consumers increased by 130,000 in Q4 of 2025: NBS
The number of electricity consumers rose by 130,000 from 12.03 million in the third quarter of 2025 to 12.16 million in the fourth quarter of 2025, indicating a 1.11 per cent increase.
This was stated in the fourth-quarter 2025 electricity report released by the National Bureau of Statistics on Tuesday.
The review focuses on energy billed, revenue generated, and customers served by DISCOS during the period under review.
It stated that, on a year-on-year basis, the number of electricity customers decreased by 8.52 per cent in Q4 2025, down from 13.30 million in Q4 2024.
It also said that in Q4 of 2025, the number of metered customers stood at 6.97 million, compared with 6.66 million in Q3 of 2025, indicating a 4.58 per cent increase. On a year-on-year basis, the figure grew by 12.18 per cent from the 6.21 million reported in Q4 2024, the report said.
The report added that the estimated number of electricity customers stood at 5.20 million in Q4 of 2025, down 3.20 per cent from the 5.37 million recorded in Q3 of 2025. On a year-on-year basis, estimated customers also decreased by 26.67 per cent in Q4 of 2025 from 7.09 million in Q4 of 2024, it said.
The NBS further said that electricity distribution companies collected N630.93 billion in revenue in Q4 of 2025, compared with N570.26 billion in Q3 of 2025.
It added that on a year-on-year basis, revenue collected rose by 23.75 per cent over N509.84 billion in Q4 of 2024.
It said that electricity supply was 6,627.56 (GWh) in the fourth quarter of 2025, up from 6,158.52 (GWh) recorded in the third quarter of 2025, representing a 7.62 per cent increase.
The report also said on a year-on-year basis, electricity supply increased by 6.76 per cent in Q4 of 2025 compared with the 6,207.85 (GWh) reported in Q4 of 2024.
(NAN)
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