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Power Sector Review: Breaking Down Nerc's Mini-Grid Regulations, 2023

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The National Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC or the "Commission"), in a bid to boost investment and accelerate mini-grid deployment, issued a Mini Grid Regulations in 2016 (2016 Regulations)...

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INTRODUCTION

The National Electricity Regulatory Commission(NERC or the "Commission"),in a bid to boost investment and accelerate mini-grid deployment, issued a Mini Grid Regulations in 2016(2016 Regulations)pursuant to the regulatory authority vested in it by the Electric Power Sector Reform Act 2005.

On 29thDecember 2023,NERCissued the Mini-Grid Regulation sfor 2023(the2023 Regulations),repealing the Mini-Grid Regulations of2016. The2023 Regulations introduces notable additions to the Nigerian Electricity Supply Industry (NESI) and seeks to address the concerns of stakeholders on the takeover activities of the main grid operators and the operational terrain between distribution companies (Discos) and mini grid operators.

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