The Federal Government has announced that 668,000 electricity meters have been installed and deployed across Nigeria, representing about 60 per cent of the 1,033,000 meters delivered under Phase One of the World Bank-financed Distribution Sector Recovery Programme (DISREP).
Key Highlights
668,000 electricity meters have been installed across Nigeria.
1.033 million meters have been delivered under Phase One of DISREP.
The Federal Government says the metering drive will help reduce estimated billing.
About 17 states have established electricity regulatory commissions since April 2024.
The government is working on proposed amendments to the Electricity Act.
The disclosure was made on Wednesday after a briefing on the activities of the National Council on Privatisation (NCP) at its second meeting for 2026, chaired by Vice President Kashim Shettima at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.
The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Communications, Office of the Vice President, Stanley Nkwocha, disclosed the development in a statement issued on Thursday, August 27, 2026.
The Director-General of the Bureau of Public Enterprises (BPE), Ayodeji Ariyo Gbeleyi, provided details of the meter deployment while briefing journalists after the meeting.
Gbeleyi said the government had so far deployed and installed 668,000 meters at customers’ premises out of the 1.033 million meters delivered under Phase One of the World Bank-funded programme.
“We have implemented 60 percent of the meters that have been delivered in the country out of 1,033,000. So far, we have deployed and installed 668,000 meters on customers’ premises,” Gbeleyi said.
The Federal Government said the metering programme is being supported by initiatives including the Presidential Metering Initiative and coordination by the BPE.
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The measures are aimed at reducing estimated billing and ensuring that electricity consumers are charged based on actual consumption.
FG Reviews Electricity Act Implementation
Gbeleyi also provided an update on the implementation of the Electricity Act, particularly the transfer of certain regulatory responsibilities from the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) to state electricity regulatory commissions.
He said about 17 states had established their own electricity regulatory commissions since April 2024 following the implementation of the Act.
Akwa Ibom State became the latest state to establish its electricity regulatory commission in July, according to the BPE director-general.
Gbeleyi, however, said further adjustments were required to ensure effective implementation of the legislation.
“Some fine-tuning is required here and there in the implementation of that Act,” he said.
He disclosed that the NCP had directed relevant stakeholders to work together on proposed amendments to the Electricity Act.
The stakeholders include the Attorney-General of the Federation, Minister of Power, Special Adviser to the President on Power, Special Adviser to the President on Oil and Gas, NERC, BPE and other relevant agencies.
According to Gbeleyi, the engagement is aimed at streamlining and harmonising the Federal Government’s position on amendments required to improve the implementation of the Electricity Act.
FG Promises Better Value for Nigerians
The Minister of Power, Joseph Olasunkanmi Tegbe, said the government was working collaboratively to ensure Nigerians receive greater value from electricity and other critical sectors of the economy.
“We are working concertedly and in a very collaborative manner to ensure that we give value, either in electricity or in telecoms, whichever area, to make sure that Nigerians benefit from this government,” Tegbe said.
The NCP meeting was attended by senior government officials, including the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Minister of Power, representatives of the Attorney-General of the Federation, Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment and private members of the council.
