Since the Electricity Act 2023, every Nigerian state can regulate its own power market. This tracker scores all 36 states and the FCT on 15 indicators across five reform stages, from laws passed to people actually electrified.
The Electricity Act 2023 moved Nigeria's power sector from a single national market to thirty-six state markets and the Federal Capital Territory. That shift creates an information problem: investors, development partners, and citizens have no consistent way to see which states are building functioning electricity markets and which are standing still. This tracker closes that gap.
Each state is assessed on 15 binary indicators grouped into five reform stages: Policy, Regulatory, Infrastructure, Market, and Outcomes. A state's score is the count of indicators met, from 0 to 15, with tiers from Foundational to Leading.
Development finance institutions screening state-level opportunities. Policymakers benchmarking their own progress. Researchers and journalists tracking implementation of the Act. The data is free to use with attribution.
Scores draw on state filings, NERC records, and Electricity Act 2023 compliance documentation. The index is updated on a semi-annual cycle. Current cycle: H2 2025.
Veriv Africa is a Nigerian data intelligence and research firm. The tracker is part of its energy intelligence practice.
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