| dc.contributor.author | Osigwe, Augustine C. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Onyimadu, Chukwuemeka O. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Ikpeazu, Chinedu A. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Ofordeme, Adaobi J. | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2022-01-18T14:36:09Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2022-01-18T14:36:09Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2018-08 | |
| dc.identifier.citation | JLR-DLSS-NILDS (JLR Vol.1, No. 1, 2018) | en_US |
| dc.identifier.issn | 2659 -0565 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://ir.nilds.gov.ng/handle/123456789/386 | |
| dc.description | Electricity theft in Nigeria: How effective are the existing laws? | en_US |
| dc.description.abstract | There is an overwhelming concern that if electricity theft is not controlled urgently, it will
contribute immensely to a continued cycle of mountain debts and inefficiencies for not just
the DISCOs but also for the GENCOs. There is an estimated average loss of about N21
billion annually in the power sector to energy theft. Against this backdrop, this paper
provides a menu of options for the DISCOs in controlling electricity theft. In doing this,
existing laws and regulations prohibiting energy theft in Nigeria and relevant empirical
literatures were duly reviewed. Cutting edge ideas on how to combat electricity theft were
drawn from cross country experiences. Experience from the United Kingdom, United States
of America and South Africa coupled with Nigeria’s peculiarities informed the issues raised
for legislative consideration | en_US |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
| dc.publisher | National Institute for Legislative and Democratic Studies (NILDS) | en_US |
| dc.relation.ispartofseries | Maiden Edition; | |
| dc.subject | Electricity theft | en_US |
| dc.subject | existing laws | en_US |
| dc.subject | Nigeria | en_US |
| dc.title | Electricity theft in Nigeria: How effective are the existing laws? | en_US |
| dc.type | Article | en_US |
