NERC tariff bands, DisCo rates, prepaid meter units, and what a kilowatt-hour really costs in Nigeria.
BEDC's official Band A–E rates for 2026, and the detail most people miss: on Band C and Band E, BEDC customers pay more per unit than customers of any other NERC-regulated DisCo in Nigeria.
IBEDC's official Band A–E rates for 2026, what a ₦10,000 recharge buys on each band, and why Ibadan DisCo is one of the dearest in Nigeria on Bands B and C but one of the cheapest on D and E.
Eko DisCo's official Band A–E rates for 2026, what a ₦10,000 recharge buys on each band, and how Eko compares with Ikeja Electric across the other half of Lagos.
PHED's official Band A–E rates for 2026 across Rivers, Akwa Ibom, Bayelsa and Cross River — and why PHED customers pay more per unit than Lagos or Abuja on every band below A.
A petrol generator delivers electricity at roughly ₦1,000–₦1,300 per kWh once fuel, servicing and replacement are counted. Solar, levelised over ten years, lands near ₦200. Here is the full arithmetic — and why cheaper per unit still does not mean you should buy today.
Published prices for a 5kVA solar system in Nigeria run from ₦1.6 million to ₦8 million — a fivefold spread for the same headline number. Here is why, what the credible range actually is, and the one question that separates an honest quote from a bad one.
Sizing solar takes three numbers, not one: kWh a day sets your panels, peak kW sets your inverter, and how much backup you want sets your battery. Here is how to work out all three from your own appliances — and why Nigerian dust means you need more panels than the calculator on a vendor's site will tell you.
AEDC's official Band A–E rates for 2026 across the FCT, Niger, Nasarawa and Kogi — what a ₦10,000 recharge buys on each band, and why Abuja pays more than Lagos on every band except A.
With petrol at ₦1,596/litre and diesel at ₦3,277/litre, running your own generator costs roughly ₦900–₦1,400 per kWh — four to seven times Band A grid electricity at ₦209.50/kWh. Here's the formula, and how to work out your own generator's real cost.
Ikeja Electric's official Band A–E rates for 2026, why several comparison sites have Bands C–E wrong, and what a ₦10,000 recharge actually buys on each band.
Why Band A jumped from ₦66 to ₦225 overnight in 2024, why Enugu now pays a different rate from the rest of Nigeria, and what the lifeline tariff means for your bill — explained.