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Nigerian Breweries, Universities Get Permit To Generate Electricity

Nigerian Breweries Plc has got approval to generate captive power in its offices located in Abia, Oyo, and Enugu states.

Cumulatively, Nigerian Breweries is generating up to 41MW in the four stations.

The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission disclosed this in a report, saying the permits were granted in the third quarter of 2024.

Following the signing of the Electricity Act 2023, many companies appear to be leaving the national grid to generate their own power.

According to the NERC, captive power generation permits are issued to entities that intend to own and maintain power plants exclusively for their consumption. This means there is no sale of electricity generated from the plant to any third party.

The commission said it approved the grant of captive power generation permits to 11 applicants with a gross capacity of 63.36 megawatts.

Also, six Nigerian universities and the Nigerian Defence Academy were given permits to generate captive electricity.

The University of Abuja got a permit to generate 3MW; University of Calabar & Teaching Hospital, Cross River State is generating 7MW; University of Agriculture Micheal Okpara, Umetuke, Abia State, 3MW; University of Maiduguri & Teaching Hospital, Borno State, 12MW; Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta Main Campus, Ogun State, 3MW; and the Federal University Gashuwa, Yobe State, 1.50MW.

The Nigerian Defence Academy, a military university based in Kaduna got NERC’s nod to generate 2.50MW of electricity.

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