Electricity consumers in Lagos experienced significant power supply disruptions in August, with some Band A feeders recording no electricity throughout the month, according to data from the Lagos State Electricity Regulatory Commission (LASERC).
The commission’s August 2026 report showed that Eko Power Limited had 46 non-compliant feeders out of 247 in Band A, while Ikeja Electric recorded 52 failures among its 165 Band A feeders.
Two feeders operated by Eko Power, Akangba Ts-Nrc Print Serve and Akoka Ts-Akoka Local T3a-Akoka-Unilag 1, recorded zero hours of electricity supply during the period. Four feeders under IE Energy Lagos also recorded no supply, including 11-OgbaINJ-T1-Isokoko.
Band A customers are expected to receive a minimum of 20 hours of electricity daily under the service-based tariff system, although some feeders delivered significantly less than the expected supply.
Despite the disruptions, certain feeders maintained near-constant electricity. Eko Power’s Blue Rail Line recorded an average of 23.9 hours of daily supply, while its 10 best-performing feeders averaged the same number of hours. However, its 10 weakest feeders received an average of 13.1 hours, bringing the overall Band A average to 21.9 hours daily.
For IE Energy Lagos, the 132-EgbinTCN-MARYLAND-OMNIK feeder recorded an average of 24 hours of electricity per day. Its top 10 feeders averaged 23.7 hours, while the bottom 10 received an average of 12 hours. The company’s overall Band A average stood at 21.3 hours.
Supply was lower among customers on other tariff bands. Eko Power recorded average daily supply of 16.2 hours for Band B, 12.6 hours for Band C, 10.1 hours for Band D and 8.3 hours for Band E. IE Energy’s corresponding averages were 15.3, 12.3, 9.2 and 7.8 hours.
The report also highlighted differences in metering coverage between the two distribution companies. Eko Power had 590,256 metered customers out of 841,681, representing 70 per cent coverage, after installing 1,979 new meters in August.
Ikeja Electric had 955,857 metered customers out of 1.12 million, giving it an 85 per cent metering rate. It installed 270 new meters during the month, while its coverage declined from 86 per cent in July. Eko Power’s rate improved from 69 per cent to 70 per cent.
Technical records showed that Eko Power reported 833 faults on its 33-kilovolt feeders and 1,483 on its 11-kilovolt network. It resolved 539 of the 33kV faults and 1,022 of the 11kV faults within six hours.
IE Energy Lagos recorded 343 faults on its 33kV feeders and 316 on its 11kV network. Within six hours, it cleared 170 and 146 faults on the respective networks.
Outage figures also showed a high incidence of electricity interruptions. Eko Power recorded 2,052 planned outages, 2,316 unplanned outages, 56 transmission-related outages and 3,145 load-shedding incidents.
IE Energy Lagos reported 59 planned outages, 46 unplanned outages, 1,539 transmission-related outages and 4,096 load-shedding incidents.
Customer interruption records showed that Eko Power logged 7,583 interruptions affecting 802,907 customers, while IE Energy Lagos recorded 2,583 interruptions affecting 5,217 customers.
The LASERC factsheets assess the distribution companies’ compliance with minimum service requirements, feeder performance, metering coverage and technical operations across Lagos.
