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The adoption of an open access regime is a necessity for Za.. [Read More](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/zambia-adopts-an-open-access-regime-for-the-electricity-market) [South Africa](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/south-africa) [Energy & Natural Resources](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/energy-natural-resources) [Electricity](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/electricity) [Distribution](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/distribution) [Fasken](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/author/fasken) ## [Financing South Africa’s grid expansion on a Public-Private Partnership (PPP) basis a viable solution](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/financing-south-africas-grid-expansion-on-a-public-private-partnership-basis-a-viable-solution) While there is much focus given to the state of Eskom’s aging coal-fired power stations, an equally big problem is the electricity grid’s capacity challenges given inadequate investment into the grid in the past three decades and the changing generation mix in South Afric.. 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[Read More](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/reform-of-the-electricity-market-updates-on-the-era-bill-and-draft-wholesale-market-code) [Nigeria](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/nigeria) [Energy & Natural Resources](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/energy-natural-resources) [Legislation](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/legislation) [Electricity](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/electricity) [ǼLEX](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/author/ǽlex) ## [Legal and commercial implications of the Electricity Act](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/legal-and-commercial-implications-of-the-electricity-act) The Electricity Act, 2023, (“the Act”) was signed into law by His Excellency, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR, on 6 June 2023. The Act was passed in light of the Federal Government’s initiatives to accelerate Nigeria’s energy transition process as well as consolidate th.. 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[Read More](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/virtual-wheeling-101) [Nigeria](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/nigeria) [Energy & Natural Resources](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/energy-natural-resources) [Legislation](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/legislation) [Electricity](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/electricity) [Udo Udoma & Belo-Osagie](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/author/udo-udoma-belo-osagie) ## [The Nigerian Electricity Act 2023: Illuminating the path towards Power Sector transformation in Nigeria](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/the-nigerian-electricity-act-2023-illuminating-the-path-towards-power-sector-transformation-in-nigeria) Prior to 2005, the Nigerian power sector was largely government-owned. With the enactment of the Electric Power Sector Reform Act in 2005 (“EPSRA”), this monopoly was unbundled and the sector was reformed with the privatisation of the generation and distribution segments .. [Read More](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/the-nigerian-electricity-act-2023-illuminating-the-path-towards-power-sector-transformation-in-nigeria) [Nigeria](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/nigeria) [Energy & Natural Resources](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/energy-natural-resources) [Electricity](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/electricity) [Pavestones](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/author/pavestones) ## [Powering Nigeria's Future: Introducing the Electricity Act 2023](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/powering-nigerias-future-introducing-the-electricity-act-2023) The Tanzanian Minister for Finance and Planning, Hon. Mwigulu Lameck Nchemba, delivered the highly anticipated National Budget Speech on 15 June 2023 with the theme ‘Accelerating Economic Recovery, Climate Change Adaptation Mitigation and Enhancing Productive Sector.. [Read More](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/powering-nigerias-future-introducing-the-electricity-act-2023) [Nigeria](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/nigeria) [Energy & Natural Resources](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/energy-natural-resources) [Electricity](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/electricity) [Banwo & Ighodalo](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/author/banwo-ighodalo) ## [The Constitutional Amendment Heralding The Decentralization Of The Nigerian Electricity Supply Industry (“NESI”)](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/the-constitutional-amendment-heralding-the-decentralization-of-the-nigerian-electricity-supply-industry-nesi) On March 17, 2023, an Act to alter certain provisions of the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (the “1999 Constitution”), to allow constituent states within the Nigerian federation (the “States”) to generate, transmit, and distribute electricity in area.. 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