PROGRAMS AND EVENTS

United States Government Assists Nigeria's Electricity Regulatory Commission

Date: July 15, 2008
Venue: Abuja

Ambassador Sanders and NERC Chairman display signed copies of the MOU. | Full size

On Tuesday, July 15, 2008, U.S. Ambassador to Nigeria, Ms. Robin R. Sanders witnessed the signing of a memorandum of understanding between the United States' National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners (NARUC) and the Nigeria Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC). The agreement will organize and implement a regulatory partnership between NARUC and NERC. The United States Government is supporting the collaboration with funding through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID).

The Michigan Public Service Commission (MI PSC) will serve as the lead entity on behalf of NARUC under this partnership, which is a part of its global regulatory network program. The partnership will serve as a vehicle for the exchange of experiences and information between U.S. and Nigerian regulatory bodies with the goal of improving regulatory practices and fostering long-term sustainable relationships between regulatory bodies in both countries. The regulators will cooperate with each other to ensure the exchange of information via executive and personnel exchanges, seminars and workshops.

Text as prepared by USAID.