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Licensing, Permits & Authorizations

Licensing & Authorization

The commission issues licences and authorizations to companies seeking to operate in the Nigerian electricity supply  industry (NESI). The application forms, requirements and fees for guide each type of application are listed below:

 

Licenses
S/N License Category Application Guide
1 Generation View Requirements
2 Transmission View Requirements
3 Distribution View Requirements
4 Trading View Requirements
5 Transmission System Operation View Requirements
Permits and Authorizations
S/N Permit & Authorization Category Application Guide
1 Captive Power Permit View Requirements
2 Generation Set Importation Permit View Requirements
3 Meter Asset Provider Permit View Requirements
4 Meter Service Provider View Requirements
5 Mini-Grid Registration/ Permit View Requirements
6 Transformer Importation Permit View Requirements
7 Collection Agent Authorization View Requirements

 

Click to download the above referenced Regulations and Guidelines:
  1. Application for License Regulation 2010.
  2. Regulation on Embedded Generation 2012.
  3. Regulation on Independent Electricity Distribution Network (IEDN) 2012.
  4. Regulation for Captive Power Generation.
  5. Guidelines for obtaining clearance Certificate for the Importation of Generating sets and related matters.
  6. Meter Asset Provider (MAP) & National Mass Metering Programme (NMMP) Regulations 2021.
  7. Guidelines for Certification of Metering Service Providers.

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