TCN calls for energy storage regulation

The Managing Director of Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN), Sule Abdulaziz, has called for proper regulation of energy storage in the industry.

Speaking at the ongoing three-day 2023 Nigeria Energy Leadership Summit in Lagos, the TCN boss, who was represented by the company’s General Manager, Regulation and Compliance, Ali Bukar, said the 2023 Electricity Act did not tackle the issue of storage.

“There should be a regulation in the electricity market to account for the amount of energy individuals and households are supposed to store for safety reasons. What is missing in the region’s electricity market is energy storage, which incidentally is one of the shortcomings of the new act,” he said.

On his part, the Managing Director of Nigeria Electricity Management Services Agency (NEMSA), Aliyu Tukur Tahir, said the development of technical standards and regulations was the key to mitigating electricity-associated hazards.

He emphasised that the function of the agency was the enforcement of technical standards and regulations, inspection, testing and certification of all categories of electrical installations, meters and instruments to ensure the efficient production of sustainable electricity power supply.

“For self-reliable and sustainable electricity supply, it is paramount that electricity hazards are effectively mitigated,” he said.