Nextier Power

Nextier’s power business engages with relevant stakeholders to review and facilitate the application of frameworks and policies for the effective functioning of Africa’s electricity market. Our work seeks to increase market entry opportunities in the energy sector. We provide advice and insights to facilitate investments in Africa’s energy market.

We are recognised as thought leaders in the electricity industry. Our consultants bring global and local experience, reach, and expertise. We produce scholarly publications that proffer theoretical and solutions-focused
recommendations on critical issues in the electricity industry.

WHAT WE DO

Clean Energy Transition

Nextier Power engages with relevant stakeholders to review and facilitate the application of frameworks and policies for Africa’s energy transition. In addition, our experts provide advisory and oversight on clean energy policy implementation.

 

Our projects include:

 

Enabling Frameworks for Investment in Rural Electrification

  • Enabled the development of frameworks for sustainable investments in off-grid rural electrification.
  • Supported small-scale renewable energy activities in Nigeria’s off-grid solar sector
  • Supported project developers and collaborated with other major stakeholders and programs operating in-country.

Rural Electrification Fund Risk Management Programme

  • Implemented a socioeconomic sustainability assessment of mini-grid sites for the Rural Electrification Funds (REF)
  • Determined the current number of connections for Nigeria’s mini-grid sites
  • Identified three high-impact agricultural and commercial products and value chain development opportunities for increased energy demand
  • Monitored and evaluated fund disbursement for REF projects
  • Mapped economic opportunities in the community for the integration of agricultural processes towards improved performance of mini-grid projects

User Assessments for the Sustainability of Solar Home Systems and Mini-Grids

  • Provided field assessment of selected mini-grid sites
  • Developed a template for user assessment sustainability checks of off-grid electrification systems (solar home systems and mini-grids) across Nigeria

 

Solar Off-Grid Solutions as Constituency Projects for the National Assembly

  • Performed market assessments to determine and present feasible off-grid business case scenarios
  • Assessed solar off-grid markets and sites to present the feasible business case and pricing scenarios for mini-grid and solar home system projects
  • Performed impact assessments of stand-alone systems and mini-grids on selected communities
  • Assessed sustainability models for off-grid systems

One-Stop Investment Platform (OSIP)

  • Provided technical assistance on an inclusive renewable energy investment platform for all RE investors and potential investors in Nigeria;
  • Provided data on Nigeria’s renewable energy development investment case studies, sector updates, and peer networking
    among industry stakeholders.

Import Process Gap Analysis for RE Equipment

  • Worked with relevant stakeholders to streamline the importation process of renewable energy equipment
  • Created risk mitigation strategies to address the challenges faced by Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency equipment importers
Competitive Market Design and Optimisation (CMDO)

Nextier Power offers a range of services across the African electricity market tailored towards optimum use of existing resources for greater market efficiency and electricity access.

 

Our projects include:

 

Improvement of Systems and Processes for System Operations at the National Control Centre


 Produced a status report on Nigeria’s System Operations

  • Developed a framework to achieve a properly coordinated system and grid reliability
  • Designed and implemented systems and processes in support of Systems Operations to optimise generators’ economic dispatch
  • Supported internal capacity building to sustain and consolidate current achievements

Establish relevant operational assurances for the Distribution Companies (DisCos)

  • Conducted an independent and impartial assessment of billing and revenue assurance systems, operating and capital expenditures,
    source and application of loan facilities, procurement processes and practices, corporate governance frameworks and performance of
    distribution licensees in the Nigerian Electricity Supply Industry for the period 1st January 2015 to 31st December 2019

Nigeria Bulk Electricity Trader (NBET) Performance Monitoring

  • Improved (through policy and performance monitoring) market revenue
    losses and advanced the electricity market to bilateral contracts;
  • Supported the drive towards creating a medium-term electricity
    market.

Merit Order – Support on Implementing On-grid Electricity Dispatch

  • Analyzed critical transmission bottlenecks and evaluated the economic impact of deviations from the Merit Order;
  • Recommended best practices to mitigate challenges including measures to incentivize dispatch operators, to align with regulator codes and standards.

Service-Based Tariff Implementation Monitoring

  • Developed methodologies for the Market, Competition and Rates Division of the Nigeria Electricity Regulatory Commission to provide
    data that can, on approximate levels, provide accurate information for monitoring DisCo’s service-based tariff implementation
Infrastructure and Investment Advisory (IIA)

Meter Manufacturer Market Entry Advisory

  • Lead Advisor to a foreign metering company on strategies and networks for introducing their IOT meters into the Nigerian Market
  • Provided support and information on regulatory compliance and commercial arrangements for equipment integration into Nigeria’s metering space

Assessments for the Sustainability of Solar Home Systems and Mini-Grids

  •  Provided field assessments of selected mini-grid sites
  • Developed an industry template for user assessment sustainability checks for off-grid electrification systems (solar home systems and mini-grids) across Nigeria

Aqua Solar Investment Prospecting

  • Advised Aqua Solar on the market potential for water-based solar panels in Nigeria
Electricity Policy Analysis and Research (EPAR)

Development of Framework for the Power Consumer Assistance Fund (PCAF)

  •  Developed a framework for Nigeria’s National Assembly for establishing the Power Consumer Assistance Fund (PCAF), including the assumptions and risks.

Capacity Needs Assessment for Electricity Industry Regulators (NERC, TCN, NBET and REA)

  • Developed a foundation for ensuring lasting progress through policy and regulatory market reforms.
  • Assessed capacity needs to provide the necessary information and strategies for decision-making on capacity-building interventions

 

Action Plan to Address the Contractual Challenges in On-Grid Electricity Generation

  • Examined the mitigation measures for identified contractual challenges.
  • Supported the development of an action plan to address challenges in line with power generation growth targets and conditions that underpin the transition to a cleaner climate smart energy market.

Medium-term Market. Regulatory Impact Analysis

  • Developed comparative analysis of different government regulations on Disco’s commercial and financial status
  • Presented insight and performance improvement recommendations to Disco Investors

 

Energy Policy Roundtable

  • Initiated a roundtable of crucial and impactful stakeholders in the power sector to present research-based and practical solutions to power sector
    challenges through policy memos and presentations
  •  Share pragmatic ideas and engage all participating stakeholders in conversations that translate to adoptable government policies, strategies and
    programmes

 

 

 

 

 

Our Thought Pieces

Power Dialogue

Podcasts

Our Products

Thought Leadership

Nextier Power Policy Brief is a collection of publications which seek to collect knowledge in the sector to enhance positive adjustments and re-implement reform and market design by the current Ministry of Power administration.

Empower and Enlight Newspaper Series

A more informed public contributes to immense development of a fully functioning electricity supply industry. EmPower and Enlight articles are specially designed to appeal to Nigerians while educating on the raising and relevant topics in the Power Sector. Through a team of power sector editorial contributors, Nextier Power publishes two weekly Newspaper Series. Both editorials focus on capacity building and increased access to sector information for the masses, whose actions may impact the development of the electricity supply industry in Nigeria. The editorials are currently published weekly on two of Nigeria’s widely read Newspapers Business Day and This Day Newspapers.

The Electricity Hub

The Electricity Hub is an online portal that strives to inspire social change and raise awareness that shape public policy across Africa electricity industry. TEH aims to engage with stakeholders in electricity industries to promote progressive solutions that contribute to the continents path to increasing energy access

theelectricityhub.com

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