Power generation: Lagos, Bauchi, Delta apply for licence

Lagos, Delta and Bauchi are among states jostling to get electricity generation licences from the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission.

Their desire follows the recent deregulation of electricity generation and distribution by the Federal Government.

The Chairman, NERC, Dr. Sam Amadi, said on Monday that, “Many states like Lagos, Bauchi and Delta have applied.”

He also told our correspondent that NERC had not finished plans for metering in the country, as it was still discussing the issue with the distribution companies.

“We have not finished the plans for metering. We are still discussing with the DisCos,” Amadi explained.

NERC had said that states, local governments and communities with financial capability could generate and distribute electricity within their areas. This was contained in two regulations from the agency.

One of the two regulations, titled, “NERC Regulation on Embedded Generation 2012,” issued on March 7, 2012, permits investors, communities, states and local governments to generate and distribute electricity for their exclusive consumption using facilities of existing electricity distribution companies or independent electricity distribution network operators.

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