Grid Collapse: NERC Fixes October 24 For Public Hearing

The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission, (NERC), has fixed Thursday 24th October, 2024 for the public hearing on incessant grid disturbances in Nigeria.

The Commission henceforth invited the Nigeria Electricity Supply Industry (NESI) stakeholders and Civil Society Organisations (CSO’s) to the public hearing.

Recall that, NERC had earlier announced that it will conduct an investigative public hearing following the recurring grid collapses in the country.

Announcing the date in a statement, the Public Affairs Department, Simon Sunday said “Section 48, subsections 1 and 2 of the Electricity Act 2023 as Amended, mandates the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) thus:

“The Commission shall hold a hearing on any matter, which under this Act or any other enactment is required or permitted to conduct, or on which it is required or permitted to take any action and the Commission shall hold public hearing on matters, which the Commission may consider to be of significant interest to the general public”

“Where the Commission is required to, or otherwise decides to, hold a hearing, all persons having an interest in such matter shall, as far as reasonably practicable, be notified of the questions at issue and given opportunity for making representations if they so wish”.

Grid disturbance

The Commission also noted with concern, the recent escalating incidence of grid disturbances often leading to marked outage in several States thus reversing many of the gains recently achieved in reducing infrastructure deficit and improving grid stability.

“In this regard, the Commission hereby invites NESI stakeholders, civil society organisations, and the general public to a hearing”.

Olusola Akintonde