From Isaac Anumihe, Abuja
National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), has said that the total number of metered customers stood at 5.47 million in Q2 2023, indicating a growth of 3.10 per cent from 5.31 million recorded in the preceding quarter.
On a year-on-year basis, this grew by 10.40 per cent from the figure reported in Q2 2022 which was 4.96 million. In addition, estimated customers during the quarter were 6.00 million, higher by 0.72 per cent from 5.96 million in Q1 2023.
On a year-on-year basis, estimated customers increased by 2.58 per cent in Q2 2023 from 5.85 million in Q2 2022.
Revenue collected by the distribution companies (DISCOs) during the period was N263.08 billion from N247.33 billion in Q1 2023. On a year-on-year basis, revenue generated in the reference period rose by 39.63 per cent from N188.41 billion recorded in Q2 2022.
Electricity supply was 5,909.83 (Gwh) in Q2 2023 from 5,851.87 (Gwh) in the previous quarter. However, on a year-on-year basis, electricity supply increased by 13.06 per cent compared to 5,226.97 (Gwh) reported in Q2 2022.
Meanwhile, NBS equally said that the total number of electricity customers as at Q2 2023 stood at 11.47 million from 11.27 million in Q1 2023, showing an increase of 1.84 per cent. On a year-on-year basis, customer numbers in Q2 2023 rose by 6.17 per cent from 10.81 million reported in Q2 2022.
Similarly, NBS noted that the total revenue generated from postal activities in 2022 fell by 17.05 per cent from N3.63 billion in 2021 to N3.01 billion in 2022.
The total number of post offices and postal agencies decreased by 19.43 per cent from 2,794 in 2021 to 2,251 in 2022.
The total number of boxes installed in 2022 was 836,731, showing a decrease of 0.08 per cent from 837,428 in 2021.
The total number of Private Mail Bags (PMBs) available in 2022 stood at 20,775, showing a fall of 8.44 per cent from 22,689 in 2021. The total number of postal articles handled in 2022 increased by 102.05 per cent from 17.7 million in 2021 to 35.7 million in 2022. Lagos State had the highest number of boxes installed in 2022 with 143,416, while Jigawa recorded the least with 1,800.