NERC introduces new rules to reduce electricity transmission losses

A caller acceptable of regulations aimed astatine reducing energy transmission losses and improving transparency crossed Nigeria’s nationalist grid has been introduced by the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC).

The committee has established a strengthened model for monitoring and reporting determination transmission nonaccomplishment factors wrong the country’s powerfulness transmission web nether Order No. NERC/2026/026 arsenic portion of broader efforts to heighten ratio and accountability successful the sector.

According to information from the Nigerian Independent System Operator (NISO), the nationalist mean transmission nonaccomplishment origin declined from 8.71 per cent successful 2024 to 7.24 per cent successful 2025. Despite the improvement, the fig inactive exceeded the 7 per cent benchmark acceptable nether the Multi-Year Tariff Order.

Issued connected April 8, 2026, and effectual from April 13, 2026, the bid is backed by provisions of the Electricity Act 2023, which empowers NERC to modulate ratio and guarantee accountability successful the energy market.

NISO has been mandated to instal astute meters astatine each determination interconnection bound points by December 2026 to alteration close tracking of vigor flows nether the caller requirements. It is besides expected to measurement and papers vigor travel astatine transmission substations and taxable quarterly reports connected determination transmission losses to the regulator.

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