Nigeria - 2014 - Energy

Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission. Electricity Industry (Enforcement) Regulations 2014

Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources, Nigeria

These regulations are made to ensure the attainment of the principal objectives of the commission in section 32 of the Act, and specifically, to enforce, maintain and ensure the adherence by licensees and other participants in the Electricity market to the provisions of the Act and other regulatory instruments. Its objectives are the creation, promotion and preservation of an efficient electricity industry and market and the fostering of a culture of regulatory compliance, the facilitation of the swift investigation and resolution of incidences of regulatory non-compliance and the fair and transparent determination of rights and obligations, the maintenance of a predictable, stable and effective system for the assessment of compliance in the Nigerian electricity industry and the proper allocation of responsibility, and the establishment of a system for the deterrence, penalization and application of sanction to Acts or omissions which constitute noncompliance with regulatory framework established by the Act and regulatory instruments.

Process Flow

Planning, Research and Strategy Department, Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission ⬤

Office of the Chairman, Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission ⬤

National Assembly ⬤

Office of the President ⬤

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Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission. Electricity Industry (Enforcement) Regulations 2014 Current Version

January 2022

These regulations are made to ensure the attainment of the principal objectives of the commission in section 32 of the Act, and specifically, to enforce, maintain and ensure the adherence by licensees and other participants in the Electricity market to the provisions of the Act and other regulatory instruments. Its objectives are the creation, promotion and preservation of an efficient electricity industry and market and the fostering of a culture of regulatory compliance, the facilitation of the swift investigation and resolution of incidences of regulatory non-compliance and the fair and transparent determination of rights and obligations, the maintenance of a predictable, stable and effective system for the assessment of compliance in the Nigerian electricity industry and the proper allocation of responsibility, and the establishment of a system for the deterrence, penalization and application of sanction to Acts or omissions which constitute noncompliance with regulatory framework established by the Act and regulatory instruments.

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