Nigeria - Modify or Change Power (Electricity) Transmission License or Permit
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ProcedureEdit
Apply In-Person:
- To apply for modifying or changing Power (Electricity) Transmission License or Permit in person, the applicant has to visit the office of the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission.
- The address and contact details of the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission can be found in the below contact link
- Visit the office and obtain an application form for Amendment of License from the relevant department. Or click here to download: application form
- Complete the application forms with appropriate information under relevant sections.
- Please tick the “Transmission” category under section 2.0 since the application is forAmendment of Power (Electricity) Transmission License or Permit.
- Attest it with your signature once completed. Make sure that you attached all the documents listed in the “Required Documents” section of this page.
- Then, submit it in person to the relevant authority at the office.
- After submission, the application and other documents will be forwarded for examination and verification processes.
- 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.
- 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.
- Pay a non-refundable feefor the processing of the Application as directed by the officers.
- 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.
- Upon review of the Application,the Commission may require the Applicant to furnish any additional information within a stipulated period of time.
- If the applicant complied with the Commission in this case, it shall pass a Resolution that the Application has been duly made.
- 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.
- The Applicant should cause a publication of notice of the Application and the proposed amendments at his/her own expense, in the form and manner prescribed by the Commission in at least two daily newspapers.
- The commission will look upon the objections made and the hearings placed over.The findings following the inquiry/hearing shall be recorded in writing.
- After due consideration of the Application and inquiry if any, the Commission shall grant or refuse to grant the license.
- 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.
- 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 DocumentsEdit
- 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 & ContactsEdit
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
EligibilityEdit
- Any organisational structure in Nigeria, that holds a permit for Power (Electricity) Transmission inside the Republic, can apply to get its license amended.
- Amendment of license must be sought at least nine months before the expiration of the license.
FeesEdit
Application Processing Fees for amendment of Power (Electricity) Transmission license or permit is N1,000,000.00.
ValidityEdit
Power (Electricity) Transmission license or permit is valid for a period of 10 years.
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InstructionsEdit
- 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.
- Refer section 13 in the following document for more information and instructions regulations
Required InformationEdit
- 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 DocumentEdit
Any Power Transmission Plant must lodge an application and obtain an approval when it intends to make an amendment in the existing license.
Information which might helpEdit
- 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.
- If the proposed amendment is in respect of a licensee providing service to an area covering a building or place occupied by the Federal Ministry of Defence for defence purposes, the Commission will obtain the consent of the Federal Ministry of Defence before making the amendment to the license.
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