Section 66 Electricity Act 2023

Section 66 of the Electricity Act 2023 is about Transmission licenses. It is under Part VI (Licensing) of the Act.

(1) Subject to the provisions of section 15 (1) and (2) of this Act and such terms and conditions as are contained in the license issued to the transmission service provider, such license shall authorise the licensee to –

(a) construct, maintain and operate an efficient, coordinated, economical and integrated smart grid interconnection in Nigeria and other neighboring countries; and

(b) provide non-discriminatory and open access to its transmission system for use by any successor generating company, independent power producer, consumers, licensees or other generators upon payment of appropriate transmission charges.

(2) Without prejudice to the rights and obligations of transmission licensees under subsection (1), the Commission shall have the power to issue independent electricity transmission network license, where —
(a) there is no existing transmission facility and there is need for extension of the transmission network to increase electricity access; or

(b) there are existing transmission facilities that requires reinforcement of transmission network to connect new power generating facilities.

(3) For the purpose of section 63 (2) (b) and (7) of this Act, the franchise area of the independent electricity transmission network license shall be restricted to the greenfield sites within the States covered under the independent electricity transmission network license while the franchise of the transmission service provider shall be over areas that the transmission service provider prescribed under section 15(2) (b) has its retransmission facilities.