Benin and Kaduna DisCos struggle with power allocation inefficiencies
In a recent industry report, the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission highlighted significant inefficiencies in power allocation among several electricity distribution companies. Benin, Kaduna, Ibadan, Yola, and Port Harcourt DisCos were found to have supplied more power to less commercially viable feeders, resulting in large billing losses. The report also noted that only Jos DisCo met the regulatory benchmark for balanced energy allocation. Despite some improvement in overall billing efficiency, disparities among individual DisCos persist.
TLDR
- Benin, Kaduna, Ibadan, Yola, and Port Harcourt DisCos recorded deeply negative variances between billing efficiency and energy accounting efficiency, indicating misallocation of electricity.
- The sector lost an estimated N147.92bn to billing inefficiencies in the third quarter of 2025.
- Only Jos DisCo achieved a balanced energy allocation, with a variance of +1.71 percentage points.
- Benin DisCo had the worst performance, with a BE–EAE variance of –26.18 percentage points and billing efficiency at 60.68 per cent.
- Industry-wide billing efficiency improved to 82.69 per cent in Q3 2025, but significant gaps remain among individual DisCos.
