NERC holds capacity workshop on Net-Billing Regulations Implementation in Abuja

Key stakeholders across the Nigerian Electricity Supply Industry (NESI), on Wednesday, gathered at the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) for a Net-Billing Workshop themed, “Stakeholder Engagement on Nigeria’s Net Billing Regulations – Understanding Regulatory Requirements, Metering Framework, and Implementation Pathways”.

The workshop, hosted in collaboration with GIZ, RMI and the Global Energy Alliance for People and Planet (GEAPP), focused on moving from policy formulation to practical execution, unpacked NERC’s Net-Billing Regulations (NERC-R-002-2026), providing a structured pathway for solar energy “prosumers” to safely export surplus power to the grid, receive fair billing credits and drive Nigeria’s energy transition targets.

Speaking at the event, NERC’s Director, Research and Data Analytics (RDA), Abdullahi Adamu, said the net-billing framework depends on every link in the power chain working together, adding that approving a policy document is the easy part and urged stakeholders to give candid feedback to pressure-test the regulation and survive real-world operational challenges.

Representing Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) and the Nigerian Energy Support Programme (NESP), Milos Karic, Head of Component, Sustainable Energy Planning and Access, noted that the 2026 Net Billing Regulations marked a major milestone for Nigeria’s electricity sector.

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He emphasized that it addresses key grid inefficiencies and incentivises customers to export excess power, directly advancing national energy transition goals.

Also, Fauzia Chevonne Okediji from GEAPP, in her remarks, said  lNERC’s proactive leadership signalled a new era of regulatory collaboration, urging utilities, regulators and developers to work collectively to run pilot projects quickly so that early applications start flowing into the market.

In addition to the panel discussion on Utility and Market Readiness with panellists from the Nigerian Electricity Management Services Agency (NEMSA), Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC), Westa Solar, Anietronic, other presentations included the Overview of Nigeria’s Net-Billing Regulations, Challenges and Key Issues for Ecosystem Alignment Before Implementation, Distribution Grid Readiness and Meter Technology Spotlight.