Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission says Electricity generating companies in the country are free to generate and sell electricity directly to end-users.
Head of public affairs, NERC,Usman Arabi said declaration was backed by Section 27 of the Electric Power Sector Reform Act 2005.
Minister of Power, Works and Housing,Babatunde Fashola listed four categories of eligible customers to operate in the Nigerian Electricity Supply Industry.
The first group,are end-users registered with the NERC and whose consumption is not less than two megawatts and connected to a metered 11kV or 33kV delivery point.
