1 7 0 , 0 0 0 MW ▁per ▁day ▁for ▁its ▁ 1 7 4 ▁million ▁people . ▁Trans mission ▁lines ▁are ▁out dated , ▁in effect ive , ▁and ▁power ▁is ▁st olen ▁from ▁electric ▁pol es , ▁since ▁meter ing ▁does ▁not ▁exist . ▁ ▁Board ▁of ▁Commission ers ▁A ▁new ▁set ▁of ▁commission ers ▁were ▁sw orn ▁into ▁office ▁on ▁February ▁ 7 , ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁filling ▁a ▁vac u um ▁that ▁had ▁existed ▁from ▁December ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁when ▁the ▁term ▁of ▁the ▁last ▁Board ▁led ▁by ▁Mr . ▁Sam ▁Am adi ▁exp ired . ▁ ▁Sam ▁Am adi ▁served ▁as ▁Chair man / CE O ▁of ▁the ▁Commission ▁from ▁December ▁ 1 8 , ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁to ▁December ▁ 2 0 1 5 . ▁During ▁the ▁ 1 4 ▁month ▁vac u um , ▁Anthony ▁Ak ah ▁acted ▁as ▁Chair man / CE O ▁of ▁the ▁Commission . ▁Sam ▁Am adi ▁is ▁the ▁publish er ▁of ▁" P riv at ization ▁and ▁public ▁good : ▁The ▁rule ▁of ▁law ▁challenge ” ▁and ▁tried ▁to ▁re position ▁N ER C ▁after ▁a ▁two - year ▁period ▁of ▁controvers y , ▁mid w if ed ▁by ▁the ▁susp ension ▁and ▁then ▁removal ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁Board ▁of ▁Commission ers , ▁led ▁by ▁Dr . ▁O wan . ▁Am adi ▁and ▁his ▁team ▁invited ▁' Dist ingu ished ▁Personal ities ' ▁for ▁Break fast ▁Series ' ▁lect ures ▁at ▁the ▁commission