Nigeria’s Electricity Regulatory Commission said distribution companies collected 205.53 billion naira during July, according to its July 2026 commercial performance factsheet published on September 24. The regulator reported collection efficiency of 81.95% and industry-wide revenue recovery efficiency of 74.91%.

The factsheet put the value of bills issued to customers at 250.79 billion naira and the value of energy received by the companies at 333.94 billion naira, with billing efficiency at 75.10%. Eko recorded the highest revenue recovery efficiency at 94.67%, followed by Port Harcourt at 84.95% and Benin at 79.15%, NERC said. The regulator’s page summary does not explain the calculation definitions for these ratios; the figures cover July 2026 only.