The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) is teaming up with the Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN) to develop a work plan on having a micro grid that would guarantee direct power supply to industrial clusters nationwide.
Inaugurating the technical team yesterday in Abuja, NERC Chairman, Dr. Sam Amadi said the innovation stemmed from the need to support industrialization by increasing energy supply to industries, thereby cutting the cost of using alternative fuel energy.
He said energy (mostly generators) costs account for 40 percent production cost at present in Nigeria but such move would have a far-reaching effect on reducing the cost of doing business and encouraging the much needed industrialization.
The Commission early this year began critical campaign for off-grid energy to expand power supply to rural areas while canvassing for embedded power generation that allows Distribution companies (Discos) to have more electricity to distribute.