The National Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has commenced a nationwide stakeholders consultation on its mini grid electrification programme aimed at accelerating electrification distribution in the South East and South South zones, Eagle Online reports.
Emeka Ezeh, the Head of Communication, Enugu Electricity Distribution Company (EEDC), in a press statement in Enugu on Monday, said the consultation would hold in Enugu on September 28. He said that the electricity regulator would collate inputs from stakeholders on how to accelerate electrification in areas without an existing distribution network or unserved areas.
The communication head said that NERC would license mini-grid operators after due consultation. He said that stakeholders from the franchise area of EEDC, Port Harcourt Electricity Distribution Company and Benin Electricity Distribution Company would participate in the consultations.
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