ANALYSIS OF DEREGULATED ELECTRIC POWER SECTOR AND EMERGING ANCILLARY SERVICES IN NIGERIA

Ancillary services on the interconnected grid are necessary support for power transmission while maintaining reliable operation and to ensure exact level of quality safety. So many activities operator classified under preview ancillary correct meaning explanation some these distinctions given enough clarity. The basic three with importance that provided by independent producers in a deregulated set up are; (i) system voltage profile maintenance an adequate range, (ii) keeping frequency within economically related value (iii) security required spinning reserve. An overview how reactive power, reserves regulation managed electricity markets Nigeria is presented. Economic models proposed participants reserve service markets. With optimal procurement consideration, this work attempt obtain beneficial plan system, from both technical economical views prospects. Keywords: deregulation, market, services, regulation, reforms DOI: 10.7176/IEL/13-1-05 Publication date: March 28 th 2023