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Transitioning to State Electricity Markets

In this piece, Barr. Jumoke Delano and Dr Stella Odiase reflect on Nigeria's evolving subnational electricity market landscape. They liken the process of setting up a Sate Electricity Market (SEM) to construction with childhood building blocks—a process that is sometimes exciting, sometimes frustrating, but always requiring patience, creativity, and structure. This article unpacks the critical steps, emerging lessons, and key considerations for States navigating this transition. While setting up a market isn’t mandatory, ensuring better electricity access is—whether through SEMS or alternative pathways.

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Bridging Nigeria’s energy access gap, one ‘middle child’ at a time

Jumoke Delano and Habiba Ali unpack the mini-grid and how it can bridge the gap between electricity demand and supply, especially among last-mile customers. Through the imagery of the oft-overlooked overlooked middle child, they draw from practical experience to highlight the merits of mini grids including scalability, adaptability, and inter-connectivity, in for bridging Nigeria’s electricity access gap.

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Electricity tariffs: a 3-way conversation #1

In this first of a three-part series Jumoke Delano, a multi-jurisdictional lawyer, and former Head of Regulatory Relations at the Abuja Electric Distribution Company, explores the interconnected roles of different players within the power value chain, and their need for cooperation and coordination.

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Electricity tariffs: a 3-way conversation #3

In this third and final instalment of a three-part series Stella Odiase, UKNIAF's Cross Cutting Adviser and a Doctoral candidate at the Institute of Development Studies, Sussex University, reflects on a recent electricity customer interaction, where customer requests were quite straightforward.

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Women on the Grid Hub

UKNIAF works to inspire women managers within the Nigerian power sector through the ‘Women on the Grid Hub. Eight trail-blazing women are helping us start this journey.

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