11 Discos secure 2,577.60GWh of electricity in January 2024

Adebayo Obajemu

The Nigeria Electricity Regulatory Commission, NERC, has said that eleven electricity distribution companies in the country got a total of 2,577.60GWh of electricity, valued at N130.92 billion in January 2024.

The Discos are Abuja, Benin, Eko, Enugu, Ibadan, Ikeja, Jos, Kaduna, Kano, Port Harcourt and Yola electricity distribution companies.

According to the data Data by NERC reflecting the commercial performance of Discos, Ikeja and Abuja Discos received the highest volume of power, 413.69GWh and 403GWh each, in the month under review, Yola Discos got the least volume of 74.92GWh of power.

Similarly, Ikeja and Eko Discos collected the highest revenue of N17.59billion and N16.30billion from electricity in the period under review, while Kaduna and Yola Discos collected the least revenue of N3.24billion and N1.99billion respectively, while Port Harcourt Disco got N6.62billion in January.