The total number of electricity customers in Nigeria stood at 12.99 million in the second quarter of 2024, data from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has shown.
The bureau revealed this in its Nigeria electricity report detailing energy bills, revenue generated, and customers by DisCos (Q2 2024), published on Monday.
“Total customer numbers in Q2 2024 stood at 12.99 million from 12.33 million in Q1 2024, showing an increase of 5.35 per cent,” the NBS said.
On a year-on-year basis, the statistics office said customer numbers in Q2 2024 rose by 13.24 per cent from 11.47 million reported in Q2 2023.
Similarly, it said metered customers stood at 5.92 million in Q2 2024, indicating a growth of 0.25 per cent from 5.91 million recorded in the preceding quarter.
“On a year-on-year basis, this grew by 8.18 per cent from the figure reported in Q2 2023 which was 5.47 million.”
In addition, the NBS said estimated customers during the quarter were 7.07 million, higher…