Nigeria - Apply for Extension Power (Electricity) Transmission License or Permit

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Procedure

Apply In-Person:

1. To apply for Extension of Power (Electricity) Transmission License or Permit in person, the applicant has to visit the office of the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission.
2. The address and contact details of the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission can be found in the link below contact link
3. Visit the office and obtain an application form for Extension of Tenure of License from the relevant department. Or click here to download application form
4. Complete the application forms with appropriate information under relevant sections.
5. Please tick the “Transmission” category under section 2.0 since the application is for Extension of Power (Electricity) Transmission License or Permit.
6. Attest it with your signature once completed. Make sure that you attached all the documents listed in the “Required Documents” section of this page.
7. Then, submit it in person to the relevant authority at the office.
8. After submission, the application and other documents will be forwarded for examination and verification processes.
9. Once the verification and validation processes are over, the application will be approved and the officials will proceed to take required steps to issue the license.
10. When the license document is ready to be collected, the applicant will be notified by the office and the applicant can collect it by any applicable means.
11. Pay a non-refundable fee for the processing of the Application as directed by the officers.
12. On receipt of the Application, the Commission shall note the date of its receipt and shall send an acknowledgement stating the date of the receipt to the Applicant.
13. Upon review of the Application,the Commission may require the Applicant to furnish any additional information within a stipulated period of time.
14. If the applicant complied with the Commission in this case, it shall pass a Resolution that the Application has been duly made.
15. Within 30 days the Commission shall notify the Applicant in writing that the Application has been duly made, and request that the applicant publish the Statutory Public Notice.
16. The Applicant should cause a publication of notice of the Application at his own expense, in the form and manner prescribed by the Commission in at least two daily newspapers.
17. The commission will look upon the objections made and the hearings placed over.The findings following the inquiry/hearing shall be recorded in writing.
18. After due consideration of the Application and inquiry if any, the Commission shall grant or refuse to grant the license.
19. If the Commission has approved a license, the Commission shall inform the Applicant in writing of such approval and the conditions to be satisfied, including the fees to be paid before the grant of the license.
20. If the Commission intends to refuse the grant of a license, it shall notify the Applicant in writing of its intention stating the reasons for the decision.

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Required Documents

• Registration Certificate
• Incorporation Certificate
• Trust and Partnership Deed
• Applicant’s Identity document
• Audited Financial Statements and Accounts for the past three years (Certified)
• Certificate for Tax Clearance for the past three years
• Environmental Impact Assessment Report and approval
• Relevant agreement documents
• Project site Occupancy Certificate
• Project-related consents or permits from respective authorities and agencies
• Compact Disc containing the electronic copy of application form

For more clarifications on requirements, refer the following document required documents list

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

• Any organisational structure in Nigeria, that holds a permit for Power (Electricity) Transmission inside the Republic, can apply to get its license period extended.
• Extension of license tenure must be sought within the first five (5) years of the initial term of the license.

Fees

Fees for Extension of Tenure for Power (Electricity) Transmission license or permit go as follows: N500,000.00

Validity

Power (Electricity) Transmission License or Permits valid for 10 years.

Documents to Use

Application form link

Sample Documents

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Processing Time

The Commission shall consider the application and reach a decision to grant or refuse to grant a tenure extension within three (3) months of the submission of a complete application to the Commission.

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Instructions

• An Application shall be submitted in three (3) paper copies along with an electronic version in Microsoft Office software format contained in a CD-Rom.

• Please remember to submit two hard copies and a soft copy of all supporting documents.

• All Applications shall be accompanied with all the information specified in the Application form relating to the specific license being applied for.

• An Application for a renewal of a license may be withdrawn in writing by an Applicant at any stage.

• An application which has been withdrawn cannot be reactivated. However such an Application may be resubmitted as a new Application, upon payment of the prescribed processing fee.

• Refer section 15 in the following document for more information and instructions regulations

Required Information

• Names, Physical and Postal Address of Applicant
• Contact details
• Name and other details of Proposed Business
• Contact person particulars
• Shareholders’ names and other details
• List and Particulars of Directors
• Existing license details (if any)
• Affiliated ownership details
• Financial details
• Bankers and Financial References particulars
• Proposed project description

Need for the Document

Any Power Transmission Plant must lodge an application and obtain an approval when it intends to extend its license for continuing the Transmissionof power in its plant, for some more period of time than the initially-obtained license’s validity period.

Information which might help

• The Applicant with refused application shall have the opportunity to make adequate representations to the Commission within twenty-one (21) days of the Applicant’s receipt of the notification from the Commission of the refusal of a license.
• The Commission shall consider the representation made by the Applicant and shall, if the representation is unsuccessful, or no representation was made, duly notify the Applicant in writing that the Application for a license has been refused.
• The reasons for refusing the license shall be clearly stated in writing by the Commission to the Applicant.

Other uses of the Document/Certificate

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e.g. Birth Certificate can be used as proof of identity.

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