Agatha Chitumu, Abuja
DAILY COURIER - The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) in line with Section 48, subsections 1 and 2 of the Electricity Act 2023 (Amended) is set to host NESI stakeholders to public hearing on power disturbance among other issues.
According to a statement issued by the management on Wednesday and made available to newsmen, the Commission 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
It reads in part: “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”.
"The Commission has 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."