Nigeria - 2015 - Energy

Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission: Regulations for Investments in Electricity Networks in Nigeria 2015

Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources, Nigeria

These regulations provide for the procedure for investing in electricity networks in Nigeria. The primary objective of these regulations is to create strong incentives to encourage the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) and the distribution companies to make appropriate and sustainable investments in capacity expansion. It also provides regulatory certainty by having a process that allows Nigerian NERC to track the investments utilities make whilst still monitoring the mechanism it adopts for utilities to recover prudential costs they incur to maintain the technical safety, security and reliability of the transportation networks.

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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: Regulations for Investments in Electricity Networks in Nigeria 2015 Current Version

January 2022

These regulations provide for the procedure for investing in electricity networks in Nigeria. The primary objective of these regulations is to create strong incentives to encourage the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) and the distribution companies to make appropriate and sustainable investments in capacity expansion. It also provides regulatory certainty by having a process that allows Nigerian NERC to track the investments utilities make whilst still monitoring the mechanism it adopts for utilities to recover prudential costs they incur to maintain the technical safety, security and reliability of the transportation networks.

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