. ▁It ▁also ▁had ▁the ▁mand ate ▁to ▁reg ulate ▁the ▁rural ▁systems ▁and ▁determine ▁the ▁contribution ▁rates ▁to ▁be ▁sent ▁to ▁the ▁R ural ▁Elect r ification ▁Fund . ▁ ▁Pow ers ▁and ▁duties ▁of ▁N ER C ▁ ▁The ▁Commission ' s ▁powers ▁and ▁duties ▁are ▁provided ▁for ▁in ▁the ▁E PS R Act ▁ 2 0 0 5 , ▁and ▁effectively ▁us her ed ▁the ▁priv at ization ▁of ▁electric ▁power ▁services ▁in ▁Niger ia , ▁un bund ling ▁of ▁the ▁def unct ▁National ▁Electric ity ▁Power ▁Author ity ▁( NE PA )/ Power ▁Hold ing ▁Company ▁of ▁Niger ia ▁( PH CN ). ▁N ER C ’ s ▁primary ▁duty ▁is ▁protect ▁the ▁interests ▁of ▁consum ers , ▁issue ▁lic enses ▁to ▁operators / in vest ors , ▁set ▁and ▁review ▁electric ity ▁tar iffs ▁and ▁where ▁possible ▁promote ▁competition . ▁The ▁Commission ' s ▁main ▁objective ▁is ▁to ▁protect ▁existing ▁and ▁future ▁consum ers ' ▁interests ▁in ▁relation ▁to ▁electric ity ▁generated ▁and ▁that ▁convey ed ▁by ▁distribution ▁or ▁transmission ▁systems . ▁Cons um ers ' ▁interests ▁are ▁their ▁interests ▁taken ▁as ▁a ▁whole , ▁including ▁their ▁interests ▁in ▁afford able ▁tar iffs ▁and ▁safe , ▁reliable ▁and ▁available ▁electric ity ▁supply , ▁and ▁the ▁reduction ▁of ▁green house ▁g ases ▁to ▁them . ▁ ▁Str ucture ▁of ▁N ER C ▁The ▁Niger ian ▁Electric ity ▁Reg ul atory ▁Commission ▁is ▁govern ed ▁by ▁a ▁ten ured ▁Board ▁of ▁Commission ers , ▁head ed ▁by ▁a ▁Chair man