{"version":"1","article":{"id":"nigeria-nerc-distribution-company-network-capex-order-2026","slug":"nigeria-nerc-distribution-company-network-capex-order-2026","language":"en","url":"https://haberpaper.com/en/news/nigeria-nerc-distribution-company-network-capex-order-2026","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/nigeria-nerc-distribution-company-network-capex-order-2026?lang=en","title":"Nigeria changes spending rules for electricity distributors","summary":"A NERC order effective September 4 requires debt-free distribution companies to set aside part of operating-expenditure revenue for network improvements.","category":"energy","region":"world","topics":[],"published_at":"2026-10-10T20:27:35+03:00","modified_at":"2026-10-10T20:27:35+03:00","publication_basis":"publication-record","event_period":"2026-09-04","event_period_basis":"event-or-reference-period","sources":[{"name":"Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission","url":"https://nerc.gov.ng/media/revised-order-on-utilisation-of-earned-non-admin-operating-expenditure-by-distribution-companies/","checkedAt":"2026-10-10","publishedAt":"2026-09-09"}],"translations":[{"language":"tr","url":"https://haberpaper.com/tr/news/nigeria-nerc-distribution-company-network-capex-order-2026","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/nigeria-nerc-distribution-company-network-capex-order-2026?lang=tr"},{"language":"en","url":"https://haberpaper.com/en/news/nigeria-nerc-distribution-company-network-capex-order-2026","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/nigeria-nerc-distribution-company-network-capex-order-2026?lang=en"},{"language":"ar","url":"https://haberpaper.com/ar/news/nigeria-nerc-distribution-company-network-capex-order-2026","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/nigeria-nerc-distribution-company-network-capex-order-2026?lang=ar"},{"language":"fr","url":"https://haberpaper.com/fr/news/nigeria-nerc-distribution-company-network-capex-order-2026","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/nigeria-nerc-distribution-company-network-capex-order-2026?lang=fr"},{"language":"es","url":"https://haberpaper.com/es/news/nigeria-nerc-distribution-company-network-capex-order-2026","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/nigeria-nerc-distribution-company-network-capex-order-2026?lang=es"}],"data_types":[],"data":null,"data_compilations":[],"data_downloads":[],"content":{"paragraphs":["The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) published a revised order on the use of distribution companies’ earned non-administrative operating expenditure on September 9, 2026. The order follows a review of revenue use in the 2025 market cycle and took effect on September 4.","Under the order, debt-free distributors must remit 50 per cent of this revenue to capital-expenditure provision accounts from August 2026, rising to 60 per cent from February 2027. Projects funded from the accounts need NERC approval and quarterly reporting. Companies with debts to the Nigerian Bulk Electricity Trading company or the Market Operator have 180 days to reconcile them and submit Commission-approved repayment plans. The order sets an investment-allocation rule; it does not report completed network upgrades or service-quality results."],"key_points":[],"sections":[]},"text":"A NERC order effective September 4 requires debt-free distribution companies to set aside part of operating-expenditure revenue for network improvements.\n\nThe Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) published a revised order on the use of distribution companies’ earned non-administrative operating expenditure on September 9, 2026. The order follows a review of revenue use in the 2025 market cycle and took effect on September 4.\n\nUnder the order, debt-free distributors must remit 50 per cent of this revenue to capital-expenditure provision accounts from August 2026, rising to 60 per cent from February 2027. Projects funded from the accounts need NERC approval and quarterly reporting. Companies with debts to the Nigerian Bulk Electricity Trading company or the Market Operator have 180 days to reconcile them and submit Commission-approved repayment plans. The order sets an investment-allocation rule; it does not report completed network upgrades or service-quality results.","corrections":[],"editorial_illustration":{"kind":"symbolic-editorial-illustration","documentary":false,"scope":"section","asset_id":"energy","url":"https://haberpaper.com/assets/illustrations/energy-1536.webp","width":1536,"height":1024,"alt":"Symbolic energy landscape with solar panels, wind turbines and transmission lines.","language":"en"},"section_illustration":{"kind":"symbolic-editorial-illustration","documentary":false,"scope":"section","asset_id":"energy","url":"https://haberpaper.com/assets/illustrations/energy-1536.webp","width":1536,"height":1024,"alt":"Symbolic energy landscape with solar panels, wind turbines and transmission lines.","language":"en"}}}