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  "id": "news-oct22-continued-ng-nerc-h1-2026-meter-installations-unmetered-customers-20261002",
  "language": "en",
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  "url": "https://voltformer.com/news/ng-nerc-h1-2026-meter-installations-unmetered-customers-20261002",
  "slug": "ng-nerc-h1-2026-meter-installations-unmetered-customers-20261002",
  "category": "transformers-grid",
  "publishDate": "2026-10-02",
  "sourceName": "Nairametrics",
  "sourceUrl": "https://nairametrics.com/2026/10/02/fg-installs-707765-meters-in-q2-4-8-million-electricity-customers-remain-unmetered/",
  "readingTimeMinutes": 1,
  "tags": [
    "Nigeria",
    "Electricity",
    "Electricity distribution",
    "Metering",
    "NERC"
  ],
  "content": {
    "title": "Nigeria installed 707,765 meters in H1 as 4.8 million customers remained unmetered",
    "summary": "NERC data reviewed by Nairametrics show installations rose 71% year on year, while coverage reached 61.51% by June.",
    "sections": [
      {
        "paragraphs": [
          "A Nairametrics review of NERC quarterly data counted 707,765 electricity meters installed in the first half of 2026, up 71% from 412,792 in H1 2025. The total comprised 357,495 installations in Q1 and 350,270 in Q2. At June 30, NERC counted 7,743,839 metered customers among 12,589,486 active registered customers, a 61.51% metering rate, leaving more than 4.8 million unmetered. Q2 installations included 205,486 under DISREP, 123,833 under MAP, 13,028 under MAF, 7,643 financed by distribution companies and 280 through vendor-financed arrangements."
        ],
        "sources": [
          {
            "name": "Nairametrics",
            "url": "https://nairametrics.com/2026/10/02/fg-installs-707765-meters-in-q2-4-8-million-electricity-customers-remain-unmetered/"
          }
        ]
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