The Nigerian Electrical energy Regulatory Fee has revealed that between 600,000 and 700,000 electrical energy meters are at present obtainable for set up throughout the nation.
NERC Vice Chairman, Musiliu Oseni, who disclosed the determine, urged electrical energy distribution firms to accentuate consciousness and speed up deployment. He burdened that the federal government had already made vital investments, and the DisCos should now “step up” their efforts.
In a press release posted on NERC’s X deal with, Oseni was quoted talking on the opening session of the 4th NESI Stakeholders Assembly in Abuja, the place he addressed regulators, operators, and different trade gamers on what he described as important “crossroads” for the ability sector.
With the transition to State Electrical energy Regulatory Commissions now in progress, Oseni issued a agency warning to the DisCos relating to their cooperation with the newly established state regulators, declaring that “no licensee is greater than their regulator.”
He additionally dispelled latest misinformation circulating within the media in regards to the tenure of NERC Commissioners. Clarifying the provisions of the Electrical energy Act, he defined the “Staggering Precept” beneath Part 36, noting that it was carried over from the Electrical energy Energy Sector Reform Act and utilized solely to the pioneer Fee. “Subsequent Chairmen and Commissioners have 5-year tenures as supplied in Part 36 (1) of the EA,” he mentioned.
THE POINT had beforehand reported a decline in output from the nation’s energy crops in October. Nevertheless, the Fee famous that grid voltage and frequency stability nonetheless remained exterior prescribed operational limits.
In response to NERC’s Operational Efficiency of Energy Vegetation truth sheet, grid-connected crops recorded a Plant Availability Issue of 40 per cent for the month, a rise of two per cent.
Out of 13,625MW put in capability nationwide, a mean of 5,506MW was obtainable for dispatch, marking a 6 per cent rise from the earlier month. Regardless of this, solely 78 per cent of accessible technology capability was utilised.
Throughout the identical interval, common hourly power technology stood at 4,290MWh/h, representing a 5 per cent enchancment.