NIGERIAN ELECTRICITY REGULATORY COMMISSION

The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has directed Distribution Companies (DisCos) to rapidly conclude the migration of STS-Meters for all their customers to prevent disruption of service. During the Q4 NESI Stakeholders Meeting, the Commission warned that daily penalties would be imposed for each meter not migrated effective from 1st January 2025. The Commission further […]

NERC Holds Meeting With State Electricity Regulators To Discuss Milestones, Prospects

The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has held a meeting with State Electricity Regulatory Commissions and Bureaus in Lagos to discuss milestones, opportunities, and challenges with the transition to state electricity regulation. Currently, 7 states, namely Ekiti, Enugu, Imo, Kogi, Ondo and Oyo, have set up their own electricity regulatory structures. During the meeting, presentations […]

Oyo State Energy Ministry Officials Engage In Peer Learning Session at NERC

A team from the Oyo State Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources has concluded a week-long Peer Learning and Twinning session at the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) headquarters in Abuja. The visiting officials had robust interactions with officials from the various divisions of NERC, allowing them to take note of innovations and standards to […]

NERC Tasks Operators With Compliance and Higher Targets

The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has urged operators in the Nigerian Electricity Supply Industry (NESI) to set higher targets for improving regulatory compliance in the year 2025. The NERC Commissioner, Legal, Licencing and Compliance, Dafe Akpeneye stated this at the opening of the two-day fourth quarter 2024 Compliance Peer Review Meeting of compliance officers […]

OFFICIALS FROM BENIN REPUBLIC ELECTRICITY REGULATOR ON STUDY TOUR AT NERC

The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission, NERC today received a delegation of regulatory officials from the Autorité de Régulation de l’Électricité (ARE) Cotonou, Benin Republic on a study tour. It is the national authority for the regulation of electricity in the West African country. The delegation led by the ARE President and President of the National […]

Stakeholders Brainstorm On Strategies To Address System Disturbances

The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) on Thursday conveyed a public hearing with stakeholders converging to recommend ways to address power system disturbances. In his address, the NERC Chairman, Sanusi Garba said NERC considers what has been happening as significant public interest and provides a platform to discuss ways to tackle them. There have been […]