EKEDC Tariff Bands 2026: What Eko Electricity Costs Per Unit in Lagos Island, Lekki and Ajah

Lagos has two electricity companies, not one. Ikeja Electric serves the north of the state. Eko Electricity Distribution Company, or EKEDC (it also calls itself EKEDP), serves the south: Lagos Island, Lekki, Ajah, Ibeju, Apapa, Festac, Ojo and the areas around them, plus Agbara over the border in Ogun State.

They charge the same for Band A, but different prices on every other band. So two households a few kilometres apart, on the same band, can pay different amounts for the same units.

The short answer

Band A is ₦209.50 per unit (kWh), the same on EKEDC as on every other NERC-regulated DisCo.
EKEDC's other bands for homes and small shops: Band B ₦61.00, Band C ₦48.53, Band D ₦32.48, Band E ₦32.44.
EKEDC has the cheapest Band B of all 11 NERC-regulated DisCos in Nigeria.
₦10,000 buys about 47.7 units on Band A, but about 206 units on Band C and about 308 on Band D.
If you use 50 units or less in a whole month, you pay a flat ₦4 per unit on all of it, whatever your band.

These rates are on EKEDC's own tariff page, and they match NERC's published tariff order for Eko exactly.

The full EKEDC band table

| Band | Supply EKEDC promises | Price per unit (₦/kWh) | |---|---|---| | A | At least 20 hours a day | 209.50 | | B | At least 16 hours a day | 61.00 | | C | At least 12 hours a day | 48.53 | | D | At least 8 hours a day | 32.48 | | E | At least 4 hours a day | 32.44 |

These are the "Non-MD" rates, the ones for homes and ordinary shops. EKEDC's page also lists separate rates for bigger commercial and industrial customers on "maximum demand" meters (MD1 and MD2). Those pay the same ₦209.50 on Band A, but more on the other bands: ₦64.07 on Band B, ₦52.05 on Band C and ₦43.27 on Bands D and E. If you are a household, ignore those.

One thing to note: EKEDC's tariff page also carries the line "Band E is currently suspended". The page isn't dated, so we can't tell when that was written or whether it still applies. If your bill or vending receipt shows Band E, the ₦32.44 rate above is what NERC's order sets for it.

Which areas EKEDC covers

EKEDC says it supplies "the Southern part of Lagos and Agbara in Ogun State", split into 12 districts:

Lekki, Ibeju, Islands, Ajah, Ajele, Orile, Ijora, Apapa, Mushin, Festac, Ojo and Agbara.

If you are not in one of those areas, you are most likely on Ikeja Electric instead. See our Ikeja Electric tariff guide. The quickest way to be sure is the company name on your bill or recharge receipt.

What a ₦10,000 recharge buys on EKEDC

On a prepaid meter, the number most people care about is how many units a recharge gives them.

Band A: ₦10,000 ÷ ₦209.50 ≈ 47.7 units
Band B: ₦10,000 ÷ ₦61.00 ≈ 163.9 units
Band C: ₦10,000 ÷ ₦48.53 ≈ 206.1 units
Band D: ₦10,000 ÷ ₦32.48 ≈ 307.9 units
Band E: ₦10,000 ÷ ₦32.44 ≈ 308.3 units

The same ₦10,000 buys about 6.5 times more units on Band D than on Band A. You are paying for how many hours of light you're promised, not just the units themselves. That's the deal behind the band system.

Eko versus Ikeja: two price lists in one city

Here is the same 200-unit month on both Lagos DisCos:

| Band | EKEDC (Eko) | IKEDC (Ikeja) | Difference | |---|---|---|---| | A | ₦41,900 | ₦41,900 | same | | B | ₦12,200 | ₦12,496 | Eko ₦296 cheaper | | C | ₦9,706 | ₦9,160 | Eko ₦546 dearer | | D | ₦6,496 | ₦6,248 | Eko ₦248 dearer | | E | ₦6,488 | ₦6,248 | Eko ₦240 dearer |

So it depends on your band:

On Band B, Eko is the cheapest DisCo in the country. At ₦61.00 a unit, it beats Ikeja (₦62.48), Abuja (₦63.35) and Port Harcourt (₦68.96).
On Bands C, D and E, Ikeja is a little cheaper. A Band C household using 200 units a month pays about ₦6,552 more a year on Eko than the same household on Ikeja.

None of these gaps are big compared with the jump from Band A to Band B. On 200 units, moving from Band A to Band B on EKEDC cuts the bill from ₦41,900 to ₦12,200. The band you are on matters far more than which half of Lagos you live in.

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Why your price didn't change when NERC "released a new order"

NERC publishes a new tariff order for each DisCo, EKEDC included, roughly every month. Most of these do not change what you pay. They mostly rebalance the subsidy and remittance sums between the DisCo and the federal government. That is money moving between institutions, not a new price on your meter.

The customer prices have stayed put for a long time: Band A at ₦209.50 since July 2024, and Bands B to E since December 2022. Unless EKEDC tells you directly that your rate has changed, the table above is what you should be paying.

If you think you're on the wrong band

Your band depends on the feeder line that supplies your street. You don't get to choose it. It is printed on your bill or recharge receipt.

What you can check is whether you are actually getting the hours you're paying for. A Band A customer who only gets Band C hours is paying more than four times the right price per unit (₦209.50 against ₦48.53). Under NERC's rules, a DisCo should move customers down a band if they keep failing to get the promised supply.

EKEDC has also posted a notice on its news page letting Band A customers check, using their meter or account number, whether compensation was applied to their account for February and March 2026. If you were on Band A in those months, it's worth a look.

If you do complain to EKEDC about your band, keep your own daily record of the hours you actually get light. A written log is the best evidence you'll have if you need to take it further.

EKEDC's tariff figures come from NERC's published Multi-Year Tariff Order for Eko and match the rates on EKEDC's own tariff page (ekedp.com/tariff-plans). Coverage areas are from EKEDC's About page. Ikeja Electric and other DisCo rates come from NERC's tariff orders for each company. Figures checked as of October 2026. Tariffs are set by regulatory order and can change, so check against your own bill or receipt if a figure looks out of date. This article is general information, not financial advice.