The Federal government has issued a warning to power generation companies connected to the national grid, threatening disconnection due to their refusal to comply with government-mandated free control across their generating units.
The government stated that this measure aims to safeguard the national grid from potential collapses.
This directive was announced by the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) through Order No. NERC/2025/094, which comes into effect on September 1, 2025.
The order was signed in August by the Commission’s Vice-Chairman, Musiliu Oseni, and the Commissioner, Legal, Licencing and Compliance, Dafe Akpeneye.
According to the order, units that remain non-compliant for 90 consecutive days risk being disconnected from the grid entirely.
It explained that FGC allows a turbine or generator’s governor to automatically adjust output in response to changes in grid frequency.
“Section 12.6.2 of the Grid Code for the Nigerian Electricity Transmission System requires all generating units to be fitted with fast-acting FGC that is capable of regulating turbine speed and adjusting power output based on frequency deviation exigencies, i.e., primary control,” the order stated in part.