Nigeria - 2015 - Energy

Nigerian Electricity Supply And Installation Standards Regulations 2015

Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources, Nigeria

This document describes the requirements regulating the generation, transmission, distribution, and user’s site standards, guides, and recommended practices for use in the Nigerian Electricity Supply Industry (NESI). This document makes a general provision for the qualification of engineering personnel. it emphasizes that any person engaged in the generation, transmission, distribution, system operation, and trading in electricity or any aspect in the value chain of electricity supply, including but not limited to engineering designs, installations, commissioning, decommissioning and maintenance of electric power systems to achieve safe and reliable supply, and utilization of electricity in Nigeria, shall comply with the provisions of the Electric Power Sector Reform (EPSR) Act 2005, the Nigerian Electricity Supply and Installation Standards (NESIS) regulations, license terms and conditions and all other regulations, codes, standards made under the EPSR Act.

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

Office of the Chairman, Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission ⬤

Federal Executive Council ⬤

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Nigerian Electricity Supply And Installation Standards Regulations 2015 Current Version

January 2022

This document describes the requirements regulating the generation, transmission, distribution, and user’s site standards, guides, and recommended practices for use in the Nigerian Electricity Supply Industry (NESI). This document makes a general provision for the qualification of engineering personnel. it emphasizes that any person engaged in the generation, transmission, distribution, system operation, and trading in electricity or any aspect in the value chain of electricity supply, including but not limited to engineering designs, installations, commissioning, decommissioning and maintenance of electric power systems to achieve safe and reliable supply, and utilization of electricity in Nigeria, shall comply with the provisions of the Electric Power Sector Reform (EPSR) Act 2005, the Nigerian Electricity Supply and Installation Standards (NESIS) regulations, license terms and conditions and all other regulations, codes, standards made under the EPSR Act.

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