NERC announces fresh mini-grid regulation

The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission, NERC, has issued the Mini-Grid Regulations 2026.

NERC disclosed this successful a regulatory papers numbered NERC-R-001-2026.

The regularisation provides a broad model for the development, operation, and regularisation of mini-grids successful Nigeria. It aims to grow energy access, particularly successful unserved and underserved areas, portion ensuring safety, fairness, and concern protection.

Part of the regularisation states that mini-grids supra 100 kW necessitate a licence from NERC and licensed operators. Operators are required to taxable quarterly and yearly reports.

It applies to isolated mini-grids that run independently of DisCo networks, up to 5 megawatts (MW), and interconnected mini-grids, which are connected to and coordinated with existing organisation networks, up to 10 MW.

It covers developers, operators, organisation companies, and big communities.

It besides aligns with the Electricity Act 2023 and accommodates state-level regularisation wherever applicable.

Mini-grids beneath 100 kilowatts (kW) tin beryllium registered, but those supra 100 kW necessitate a licence from NERC.

NERC grants permits done an exertion process wrong 30 concern days.

Operators indispensable taxable yearly reports for mini-grids beneath 1 MW and quarterly reports for those supra 1 MW. NERC conducts ongoing monitoring and whitethorn people sector...