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The federal government, through the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC), has established regulations outlining tariff allowances for mini-grid operations within the country. The recently introduced directives have additionally defined permissible technical losses for mini-grid operators at 4%, according to the existing rules.
In its guidelines, the regulatory body further stipulated that mini-grids should possess a generation capacity ranging from 0kW to 1MW per site. This development follows NERC’s issuing of permits to 10 mini-grid developers with a distribution capacity surpassing 100 kilowatts and a generation capacity of up to one megawatt.
