Nigeria - Apply for Embedded Power (Electricity) Generation License or Permit

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Procedure

Apply In-Person

1. To apply for the license for embedded power generation, you should make your application to the Nigerian Electrical Regulation Commission (NERC). You can find the NERC contact details through this link: NERC contact details.
2. Obtain the application form for embedded power generation from the NERC office or download the form from the NERC website through this link: License application form.
3. Complete the application form correctly and have it attested by a notary public or commissioner of oaths. Note that the application form should be completed in three copies.
4. Prepare all the required supporting documents for your applicant in three paper copies and make a soft copy of the complete application in an electronic version i.e., in Microsoft Office software format contained in a CD-ROM.
5. Then visit the NERC office and pay the non-refundable processing fee at the NERC cashier and obtain the payment receipt
6. Submit the three copies of the complete application and one soft copy of the complete application contained in a CD-ROM to the NERC official at the service desk including the payment receipt.
7. The NERC officer will receive your application and issue you an acknowledgment receipt with details of your application including the date of receipt.
8. Then the commission will review the application and all the submitted documentation to determine if the application meets the required standards set by the NERC. At this stage, if the application is incomplete, the commission will write a notification requesting that you furnish the required documents or information to complete the application.
9. Upon review and your application is complete as required, within 30 days of the acknowledgment of receiving the application, the NERC will require you to publish a notice in two newspapers i.e., one circulating in the proposed area of operation and a national circulation paper in Nigeria. The notice will be published in the manner prescribed by the NERC and it should state the period within which any objection or representation in connection with the application may be made to the Commission.
10. Submit a copy of each of the newspaper publications to the Commission.
11. If there is no objection to your application by the public, the commission will deliberate on the application and decide to grant the license or refuse the grant of the license depending on the merits of the application.
12. Once a decision is reached, the commission will notify you in writing not more than six months after the date of receiving your application.
13. If the commission intends to refuse the grant of the license, it will inform you of the reason for reaching the refusal and you will have the opportunity to make adequate representations to the Commission within twenty-one days of the receipt of the refusal notification from the Commission.
14. The Commission will consider the representation you have made and if the representation is unsuccessful, the commission will notify you in writing that the application for a license has been refused.
15. If the Commission has approved the grant of the license, the commission will notify you in writing of the approval and the conditions to be satisfied, including the fees to be paid before the grant of the license.
16. Pay the requisite licensing fee depending on the number of megawatts to be generated and upon the payment, the license will be prepared and issued to you.
    

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Required Documents

• Completed Application Form.
• Certificate of Incorporation, and Memorandum, and Articles of Association, or Deed of Partnership, or Deed of Trust.
• Registered Title Deed to Site, or Sale Agreement, or Deed of Assignment/Gift, or evidence of submission of a title deed to a relevant land processing agency (as applicable).
• Tax Clearance Certificate for the immediate past three years.
• Ten-year Business Plan.
• Off-take Agreement or Arrangement.
• Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Approval Certificate, or Proof of submission and acceptance for processing of the Report on EIA to the Ministry of Environment, or Details on how effluents and discharges will be managed (if proposed capacity is less than 10MW).
• Fuel Supply Agreement, or a letter from a fuel supplier and transporter indicating the inclusion of the fuel needs of the applicant in the supply plans of the fuel supplier and transporter.
• MOU with or Letter of intent from Engineering Procurement Contract (EPC) Contractor (if applicable).
• MOU with or Letter of Intent from the technical partner (if applicable).
• Financing Agreements or Letter to fund the project from the financial institution(s).
• Timelines for commissioning of the power plant and on the date when different capacities of the plant will come into operation
  

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Office Locations & Contacts

Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission - Head Office,
CORPORATE HEADQUARTERS?
Plot 1387,
Cadastral Zone A00,
Central Business District?,
Abuja, F.C.T, Nigeria
Tel: +234 09 4621400, 09 4621410
Email: [email protected]
Website: Link

Eligibility

A new company seeking to undertake a power generation exceeding one megawatt is eligible to apply.

Fees

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Validity

The license is valid for ten years and eligible for renewal at the end of this period.

Documents to Use

License application form.

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Processing Time

The application will be processed within six months.

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Instructions

• Any person wishing to object to the grant of a license shall file a written objection within twenty-one days from the date of the Public Notice published in the newspaper.
• The objection shall be filed in the form of a petition to the Commission in two paper copies and an electronic copy in Microsoft Office software format contained in a CD-ROM.
  

Required Information

• Applicant information
• Name and details of Contact Person
• The legal status of the applicant
• List and Particulars of Shareholders
• List and Particulars of Directors
• Type of license
• Financial status
• Business information
• Project details
• Impact of the project
• Declaration
  

Need for the Document

An Embedded Generation license enables you to generate electricity that is directly connected and evacuated through a distribution system or an independent distribution licensee.

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Other uses of the Document/Certificate

The embedded generator engages and negotiates relevant power purchase agreements with an electricity distribution licensee (DisCo), or an independent distribution company. Embedded generation does not require a power purchase agreement with NBET, or a connection agreement with TCN.

External Links

NERC

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