The Nigerian Electrical energy Control Services and products Company has signed a Memorandum of Figuring out with the Nationwide Insurance coverage Fee to give a boost to electric protection compliance in residential, industrial, and business structures, in addition to assure adherence to insurance plans necessities for those buildings.
A commentary issued through NEMSA’s Head of Communications and Protocol Unit, Ama Umoren, on Sunday in Abuja, said that the MoU establishes a collaborative framework between NEMSA and NAICOM to assure that as a pre-condition, all electric installations in residential, industrial, business premises, hazardous places, industries and factories are duly qualified through NEMSA ahead of the Insurance coverage Coverage is processed through all Insurance coverage Firms.
It said additional that the partnership between NEMSA and NAICOM aligned with the Federal Executive’s constancy to wholesome the reliability and protection of Nigeria’s electrical energy sector.
The NEMSA’s Managing Director/Prominent Government Officer, Engr. Aliyu Tukur Tahir, life talking all the way through the signing rite, emphasized the significance of this collaboration in mitigating dangers related to electric injuries and infrastructure screw ups.
“This partnership with NAICOM is an important step against making sure that every one electrical energy shoppers, operators, and buyers adhere to the best possible protection and chance control requirements.
”By way of integrating insurance coverage compliance into electric protection enforcement, we’re safeguarding lives, investments, and the whole integrity of the facility sector,” he said.
Tukur, who could also be the Prominent Electric Inspector of the Federation, stated in the future, ‘’It is going to even be a demand through NEMSA that every one Facility Candidates of its statutory inspection, trying out and certification, will have to assure that their Amenities are insured with Insurance coverage Firms, for protection and mitigation of chance.”
On his section, the Commissioner for Insurance coverage and Prominent Government Officer of NAICOM, Mr Olusegun Omosehin, reiterated NAICOM’s constancy to making sure that every one energy sector gamers embody insurance coverage as a important chance control device.
“Insurance plays a crucial role in cushioning the effects of electrical hazards and infrastructure-related incidents. Through this MoU, we will work closely with NEMSA to enforce compliance with relevant insurance policies, ensuring that the power sector operates with adequate risk mitigation mechanisms in place,” he stated.
The collaboration will contain joint consciousness campaigns, regulatory enforcement, and information-sharing projects to advertise electric protection and insurance coverage adoption around the energy sector.
This strategic partnership marks a milestone within the power to give a boost to protection, reliability, and sustainability inside of Nigeria’s electrical energy trade and the rustic at massive.