Electricity Debt Figures Hit N273.42bn In 2020, Nigerians Yet To Pay

Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission said consumers in the country are yet to pay up N273.42bn debt owed to Electricity Distribution Companies (DisCos) in 2020.

The report obtained by Grassroots.ng revealed that out of N816.15 billion electricity bill issued to consumers by the 11 Electricity Distribution Companies (DisCos) in 2020, only N542.73 billion was paid.

This represents a revenue shortfall of N273.42 billion in 2020 from N230.96 billion recorded in 2019.

However, despite the shortfall, the revenue collected by DisCos in 2020 is 11.38 percent increase from N487.2 billion paid in 2019.

Breakdown of the debt shows that Ikeja Disco gave out an electricity bill of N133 billion but collected only N105.23bn in 2020.

Also, Yola Disco which collected the lowest revenue of N10.74 billion issued out to its customers only N18.72 billion electricity bill was paid.

Abuja Discos N92.97billion electricity bill to its customers only brought back only N82.6bn.

Furthermore, Benin and Eko collected N45.66bn and 84.66bn respectively but issued out N85.97 billion and 107.67 billion electricity bill to customers.

The distribution companies in Enugu, Ibadan and Jos collected N47.83bn, N61.8bn and N17.44bn respectively from their customers however, DisCos issued N74.64 billion, N101.60 billion and N30.60 billion electricity bill.

Electricity consumers serviced by Kaduna, Kano and Port Harcourt Discos were given 57.14 billion, 52.57 billion 61.79