Outlined below are the key events and actions that have defined the development of NERC and the Nigerian Electricity Supply Industry (NESI) in general.
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2005 |
In March, the Electric Power Sector Reform (EPSR) Act was passed into law and the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission was created. |
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In October, the Pioneer Commission was inaugurated. |
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2006 |
In November, the Commission issued the Customer Complaints Handling: Standards & Procedures Regulation |
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2007 |
In April, a Public Notice for Consultation on the proposed Multi-Year Tariff Order (MYTO) Methodology was issued to the public. |
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In December, the Commission issued the Regulation on Customer Service Standards of Performance for Electricity Distribution Companies |
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2008 |
On July 1, the Multi-Year Tariff Order (MYTO 1) issued by the Commission came into effect. |
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In August, the Commission issued the Grid Code, Distribution Code and Metering Code. |
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2009 |
In February, an Administrator was appointed to oversee the affairs of the Commission. |
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2010 |
In December, the 2nd Commission was inaugurated. |
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2012 |
In march, a Public Notice for consultation on proposed changes to the MYTO Methodology & MYTO 1 was issued to the general public |
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On June 1, MYTO 2 came into effect. |
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2014 |
In July, the Commission issued the Health & Safety Code |
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2015 |
On January 1, MYTO 2.1 came into effect. |
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In April, MYTO 2.1 Amended came into effect |
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In December, the Commission approved Feed-In-Tariffs for Renewable Energy Generation |
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Also in December, the tenure of 2nd Commission came to an end and an acting Chief Executive Officer (CEO) began overseeing the affairs of the Commission. |
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2016 |
In February, MYTO 2015 came into effect |
| 2017 | February, the 3rd set of Commissioners were inaugurated |
