The federal authorities has issued 13 new permits for off-grid and embedded vitality era, unbiased electrical energy distribution and electrical energy buying and selling.
Disclosing this by means of the Nigerian Electrical energy Regulatory Fee (NERC), the FG stated the brand new licenses had been issued within the third quarter of 2023.
The NERC added in an announcement that the cumulative quantity of electrical energy required to be generated by the licensees was 40.9 megawatts.
Within the NERC's newest report for the third quarter of 2023, below the part 'Licenses and Permits Issued or Renewed', it was revealed that 5 new off-grid era licenses had been issued throughout the evaluation interval that may generate 8.81 MW, along with one new license for embedded era of 5MW.
In keeping with the report, the fee additionally points licenses for the era, transmission, distribution, buying and selling and system operations of electrical energy within the Nigeria Electrical energy Provide Trade (NESI).
“For actions that don’t require licensing below the provisions of sections 65-68 of the Electrical energy Act 2023, however nonetheless require approval from the Fee, equivalent to off-grid captive electrical energy era and the event of mini-grids, the Fee permits to the operators after an evaluation of the related purposes,” the NERC stated.
“One new unbiased electrical energy distribution community license, one new buying and selling license, three off-grid era licenses, one embedded era and one IEDN license,” the fee stated of different licenses issued.
