NERC has released its Q4 2025 Quarterly Report, offering a detailed look at the performance of Nigeria’s electricity sector in the final quarter of the year. From generation output and grid stability to distribution losses and regulatory actions, the report captures both the progress made and the challenges that persist across the value chain.
The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has published its Fourth Quarter 2025 Report pursuant to its statutory obligation under section 56(3) of the Electricity Act 2023. Released on 8 April 2026, the report provides important insights into developments across the Nigerian Electricity Supply Industry (NESI) during the quarter. Click the link below to access our concise summary of the key highlights and industry trends.
About the NERC Q4 2025 report
On 8 April 2026, the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission released its quarterly report for the fourth quarter of 2025. The Report covers the Nigerian Electricity Supply Industry.
NERC publishes these reports under a statutory duty. Section 56(3) of the Electricity Act 2023 requires the Commission to present quarterly reports of all its activities to the President and the National Assembly.
What our summary covers
The full Report runs to considerable length. Consequently, many readers never work through it.
Our piece summarises the Report so that readers can stay current on developments in the sector without reading it end to end. It follows the Report’s own structure, beginning with the state of electricity generation.
That section sets out the number of grid-connected plants, average available capacity, average hourly generation and average quarterly output. Together, those figures show how the generation side performed across the quarter.
Why the quarterly reports matter
The reports offer one of the clearest public views of how the sector is actually performing. Investors, operators and advisers all draw on them.
Moreover, the data provides a consistent basis for tracking change from quarter to quarter. Our summary is designed to make that tracking straightforward.
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