The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) has praised the Lagos State Electricity Regulatory Commission (LASERC) for recent consumer focused reforms targeted at halting estimated billing within the Lagos electricity market.
This was made known via a Release on Tuesday 12 May, 2026, signed by Ondaje Ijagwu, Director, Corporate Affairs, FCCPC.
The Release reads: “The Commission particularly welcomed LASERC’s position in the 2025 Lagos Electricity Market Report supporting the enforcement of existing legal provisions relating to electricity supply without meters, alongside the phased rollout of universal smart metering across Lagos State.
“LASERC is pursuing a broad reform programme aimed at strengthening consumer protection and improving electricity market performance in Lagos.
“The measures include the phased enforcement of compulsory metering from 2026, feeder by feeder deployment of universal smart meters, tighter oversight of distribution companies, improved complaint resolution standards and enforcement action against non-compliant operators.
“The Executive Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the FCCPC, Mr. Tunji Bello, described the initiative as an important step toward improving billing transparency and reinforcing consumer confidence in the electricity sector.
““Estimated billing remains one of the leading sources of consumer complaints within Nigeria’s power sector. Measures that accelerate metering and improve billing transparency are important to consumer protection and overall market accountability,” he said.
““Effective metering promotes fairness within the electricity market. It supports accurate billing, reduces disputes, improves accountability, and gives consumers greater confidence in the system,” he added.
““Lagos has taken an important step towards improving consumer protection and accountability within the electricity sector.”
