▁Gener ating ▁companies ▁owned ▁or ▁controlled ▁by ▁the ▁government , ▁and ▁any ▁other ▁generating ▁company ▁which ▁has ▁a ▁license ▁for ▁power ▁generation ▁and ▁transmission ▁of ▁energy , ▁and ▁distribution ▁of ▁electric ity . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁Electric ▁power ▁generation ▁in ▁Niger ia ▁began ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 6 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 2 9 , ▁the ▁Niger ia ▁Electric ▁Supp ly ▁Company ▁( N ES CO ) ▁was ▁established . ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 1 , ▁the ▁Electric ▁Corporation ▁of ▁Niger ia ▁( EC N ) ▁was ▁established ▁to ▁take ▁over ▁the ▁assets ▁of ▁N ES CO . ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 2 , ▁N DA ▁( N iger ia ▁D ams ▁Author ity ) ▁was ▁established ▁to ▁develop ▁the ▁hyd rop ower ▁potential s ▁in ▁Niger ia . ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 2 , ▁E CN ▁and ▁N DA ▁were ▁merged ▁to ▁form ▁NE PA ▁( National ▁Electric ▁Power ▁Author ity ), ▁which ▁later ▁met am orph os ized ▁to ▁Power ▁Hold ing ▁Company ▁of ▁Niger ia , ▁as ▁a ▁holding ▁company ▁for ▁its ▁im min ent ▁un bund ling ▁and ▁subsequent ▁priv at ization . ▁Pre viously , ▁the ▁Federal ▁Ministry ▁of ▁Power ▁over se es ▁the ▁electric ▁power ▁sector ▁in ▁Niger ia . ▁ ▁It ▁served ▁both ▁as ▁the ▁policy ▁making ▁body ▁and ▁the ▁reg ulator ; ▁doing ▁the ▁latter ▁mostly ▁through ▁the ▁Elect rical ▁Ins pect or ate ▁Services , ▁a ▁department ▁in ▁the ▁Ministry . ▁The ▁electric ▁power ▁sector ▁in ▁Niger ia