▁on ▁companies ▁that ▁manipulate ▁the ▁electric ity ▁mark ets . ▁Since ▁Independ ence ▁from ▁the ▁UK , ▁Niger ia ▁has ▁built ▁ 1 2 ▁power ▁plants . ▁Niger ia ▁produces ▁as ▁much ▁electric ity ▁as ▁North ▁Dak ota ▁for ▁ 2 4 9 ▁times ▁more ▁people , ▁with ▁black outs ▁ 3 2 0 ▁times ▁per ▁year ▁per ▁information ▁from ▁the ▁World ▁Bank . ▁The ▁E PS R Act ▁of ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁gave ▁N ER C ▁additional ▁respons ib ilities ▁as ▁out lined ▁in ▁N ER C ' s ▁W ide ▁Import ant ▁Go als . ▁As ▁part ▁of ▁that ▁responsibility , ▁N ER C : ▁ ▁Reg ul ates ▁the ▁generation , ▁transmission , ▁distribution ▁and ▁market ing ▁of ▁electric ity ▁in ▁Niger ia ▁and ▁with ▁Niger ia ; ▁ ▁Lic enses ▁and ▁inspect s ▁private ▁and ▁corpor ate ▁electric ▁power ▁projects ▁ 1 0 MW ▁and ▁above ; ▁where ▁ 1 - 1 0 MW ▁are ▁issued ▁Capt ive ▁Lic enses ; ▁ ▁Ens ures ▁the ▁reli ability ▁of ▁generation ▁plants , ▁high ▁voltage ▁transmission ▁system ▁and ▁the ▁z onal ▁distribution ▁system ; ▁ ▁Ens ures ▁occup ational ▁health ▁and ▁safety ▁of ▁persons ▁involved ▁with ▁electric ity ▁in ▁the ▁whole ▁sector . ▁ ▁Mon itors ▁and ▁investig ates ▁energy ▁mark ets ; ▁ ▁Us es ▁civil ▁pen alt ies ▁and ▁other ▁means ▁against ▁energy ▁organizations ▁and ▁individuals ▁who ▁viol ate ▁N ER C ▁rules ▁in ▁the ▁energy ▁mark ets ; ▁ ▁Admin ister s ▁account ing ▁and ▁financial