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The form of electricity patrons rose by 410,000 from 11.71 million in the third quarter of 2023 to 12.12 million in the fourth quarter of 2023.
The Nationwide Bureau of Statistics (NBS) acknowledged in its Electrical energy Document for the fourth quarter (Q4) of 2023 released in Abuja on Monday, that the broaden used to be by 3.46 per cent.
The overview makes a speciality of vitality billed, income generated, and prospects by DISCOS below the reviewed interval.
It acknowledged that on a yr-on-yr foundation, the form of electricity prospects elevated by 9.59 per cent in Q4 2023 from 11.06 million reported in Q4 2022.
It stated in Q4 2023, the form of metered prospects stood at 5.61 million when put next with the 5.68 million recorded in Q3 2023, this indicated a 1.32 per cent decrease.
“On a yr-on-yr foundation, the figure grew by 9.38 per cent from the 5.13 million reported in Q4 2022,” the NBS acknowledged.
Equally, estimated electricity prospects stood at 5.83 million in Q4 2023, displaying a decrease of three.34 per cent over the 6.03 million recorded in Q3 2023.
“On a yr-on-yr foundation, estimated prospects decreased by 1.73 per cent in Q4 2023 from the 5.93 million recorded in Q4 2022. ”
The NBS additionally stated that electricity distribution corporations composed N294.95 billion in income in Q4 2023 when put next with the N260.16 billion they composed in Q3 2023 .
It added that on a yr-on-yr foundation, income composed rose by 26.96 per cent over the N232.32 billion composed in the fourth quarter of 2022.
It acknowledged that electricity present used to be 6,432 (Gwh) in the fourth quarter of 2023 from 5,732 (Gwh) recorded in the third quarter of the yr.
On the other hand, the impart stated on a yr-on-yr foundation, electricity present elevated by 14.64 per cent in Q4 2023 when put next with the 5,611 (Gwh) reported in the Q4 2022.
