- NERC has tried to explain the failure of the Eligible Customer Policy
- Progress of the policy has been limited by some factors
The Commissioner, Legal, Licensing and Compliance, NERC, Dafe Akpeneye has explained why the Eligible Customer Policy of the Federal Government has not yielded positive results. Recall that the Federal Government in May 2017 declared four categories of customers allowed to buy power directly from Generation Companies (GenCos). This is in line with the provisions of the Electric Power Sector Reform Act (EPSRA) 2005.
Mr. Akpeneye speaking at the online session of the “Power Dialogue” which was hosted by “The Electricity Hub” noted the reasons for the poor performance of the policy. He said, “We have only approved two or three applications because many of them have not complied with the specific requirements in the regulations”. Speaking further, he said, “If all the applicants are able to comply with the regulation like a few have done, that transition will be done”.
The Federal Government developed the Eligible Customer Policy in order to enable eligible customers to purchase power directly from the GenCos. The targeted customers include large scale manufacturing companies and other industries.