Power Sector Reforms and the Management of Transition Challenges in Enugu Electricity Distribution Company.
ABSTRACT
The to ensure efficiency and enhanced electricity generation and distribution informed the reform of the Nigerian power sector. Successive made the power reform a central policy of .
However, the and unbundling of Power Holding Company of Nigeria generated a lot of interest across the nation in the face of heightened hope for better service delivery.
In the light of this, this research therefore, examined Power Sector Reform and the management of Transition Challenges in Enugu Electricity Distribution Company.
The specific questions of research were: Did the process of transition from Power Holding Company of Nigeria (PHCN) to Enugu Electricity Distribution Company (EEDC) fail to enhance service delivery? and; Did the severance package resolve the dislocation disputes between PHCN and former staff in Enugu Electricity Zone?.
Data for the study were generated from primary and secondary sources including interviews, textbooks, publications by NERC, federal government, World Bank, etc. Descriptive survey was adopted as the research design.
The findings revealed that the transition from Power Holding Company of Nigeria (PHCN) to Enugu Electricity Distribution Company (EEDC) enhanced service delivery in the Enugu electricity zone.
It also demonstrated that the payment of severance package to former PHCN staff in Enugu electricity zone led to the resolution of dislocation disputes between the federal government and former members of staff of PHCN.
The research, therefore, recommends that transparency of the reform process to ensure the involvement of relevant stakeholders and build broad consensus through coordinated action.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Title Page – – – – – – – – – – i
Approval – – – – – – – – – – ii
Dedication – – – – – – – – – – iii
Acknowledgements – – – – – – – – – iv
Abstract – – – – – – – – – – v
Contents – – – – – – – – – – vi
List of Tables – – – – – – – – – – viii
Chapter one: Introduction
1.1 Background of the Study – – – – – – – 1
1.2 Statement of the Problem – – – – – – – 7
1.3 Objectives of the study – – – – – – – 8
1.4 Significance of the study – – – – – – – 8
Chapter Two: Literature Review
2.1 Literature Review – – – – – – – – 10
2.2 Gaps in Literature – – – – – – – – 33
Chapter Three: Methodology
3.1 Theoretical Framework – – – – – – – 35
3.2 Hypotheses – – – – – – – – – 38
3.3 Research Design – – – – – – – – 38
3.4 Methods of Data Collection – – – – – – – 39
3.5 Methods of Data Analysis – – – – – – – 40
Chapter Four: Unbundling of PHCN and Service Delivery in Enugu Electricity Zone
4.1 Overview of the Nigerian Power Sector – – – – – 42
4.2 Privatization/Unbundling of PHCN – – – – – – 50
4.3 Enugu Electricity Distribution Company – – – – – 61
4.4 Electricity Supply in Enugu Electricity Zone – – – – – 63
Chapter Five: Staff Compensation and Dislocation Challenges of PHCN staff in Enugu Electricity Zone
5.1 Disputes over Transition – – – – – – – 66
5.2 Payment of Severance Package and Dislocation of Staff – – – 69
5.3 Socio-Economic Implication – – – – – – – 72
Chapter Six: Summary, Conclusion and Recommendations
6.1 Summary – – – – – – – – – 80
6.2 Conclusion – – – – – – – – – 85
6.3 Recommendations – – – – – – – – 86
INTRODUCTION
1.1 Background of the Study
Regular power supply is one of the hallmarks of a developed economy. For the economy of any nation to grow, the country must invest heavily in all the sectors including social institutions, agriculture, healthcare, good network of roads, efficient transportation system, and reliable power sector as panacea to financial instability.
The growth, prosperity and national security of any country are critically dependent upon the adequacy of its electricity supply industry.
Indeed the link between electricity supply and economic development is such that the health of the industry is a matter of deep and personal concern to all citizens. Nigeria is no exception.
Electricity supply in Nigeria dates back to 1886 when two (2) small generating sets were installed to serve the then Colony of Lagos.
By an Act of Parliament in 1951, the Electricity Corporation of Nigeria (ECN) was established, and in 1962, the Niger Dams Authority (NDA) was also established for the development of Hydro Electric Power.
However, a merger of the two (2) was made in 1972 to form the National Electric power Authority (NEPA), which as a result of unbundling and the power reform process, was renamed Power holding Company of Nigeria (PHCN) in 2005.
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