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By John Alechenu
Commissioners of Power and Energy crossed the 36 states of the federation, nether the aegis of the Forum of Commissioners for Power and Energy (FOCPEN), person dismissed claims that they are backpedalling from their committedness to guarantee a decentralised and reliable powerfulness proviso nationwide.
The forum said nary authorities has retreated from reform; rather, much states are passing laws, establishing commissions, and assuming regulatory powers each quarter.
It stated that since the transition of the Electricity Act, 23 states person passed laws to found their energy markets, with much states joining.
Adding that 14 states present person ceremonial NERC transfers of regulatory oversight.
This was contained successful a connection jointly signed by its chairman, Prince Eka Williams, who is besides commissioner of Power and Renewable Energy, Cross River State; and Ag. secretary, Engr. Mohammed Ihiezue Abdulmutalib, who is commissioner of Rural and Energy Development, Kogi State.
The connection was issued successful effect to speculations that subnational governments person reversed people connected powerfulness assemblage reforms pursuing the enactment of the Electricity Act.
FOCPEN described the speculations, which person gained traction successful a conception of the media, arsenic “erroneous and inaccurate,” stating that it does not bespeak the existent presumption and advancement truthful acold made successful advancing energy marketplace reforms crossed Nigeria.
The radical noted that members and their principals, who are governors of the 36 states, person remained committed to the people and person been actively engaging with the opportunities provided nether the Electricity Act.
Towards this end, it noted, the processes of domesticating the instrumentality are astatine antithetic stages of legislation, regulatory formation, and marketplace design.
While recounting advancement truthful acold made crossed states, FOCPEN said, “Since the transition of the Electricity Act: Twenty-three (23) states person already passed enabling laws to found their energy markets, with much states joining.
“14 States present person ceremonial NERC transfers of regulatory oversight. More states are joining the betterment travel each month—recent examples see ceremonial transportation processes for Bayelsa and Nasarawa.
“Also successful its just-concluded Energy Summit, Akwa Ibom State unveiled its authorities marketplace blueprint, signaling beardown intent to make its authorities energy market.
“Other states are likewise readying oregon hosting stakeholder engagements, workshops, and argumentation dialogues that volition accelerate the localisation of energy governance.
“Regulatory commissions person been constituted successful pioneering states, with others astatine precocious stages of mounting up theirs, showing that the authorities markets are operational, not theoretical.
“States crossed each regions are actively exploring frameworks for autarkic regulation, tariff orders, and marketplace design.”
The station State governments contradict backtracking connected energy marketplace decentralisation appeared archetypal connected Vanguard News.
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