According to a survey conducted in 2020, generators were the most common alternative source of electricity among houses in Nigeria using electric power from any source other than the national power grid. About 48 percent of the houses in urban Nigeria were using a generator, while this share reached 27 percent in rural Nigeria.
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Afrobarometer. (October 11, 2021). What is the source of the electricity in case your house use electric power from any source other than the national power grid? [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 31, 2026, from /statistics/1269109/electricity-sources-other-than-phcn-in-nigeria-by-area/
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