Section 3, Being an Act to amend the National Electricity Act, 2011, to

Section 81 of the National Electricity Act, 2011 isamended by – (a) the addition, immediately after paragraph (i) of subsection (2) the following new paragraphs – (j) processes and procedures for the operation and management of the collection account instruments referred to in paragraph (b) of subsection (2) of section 11 and paragraph (g) of subsection (1) of section 34 respectively; (k) the criteria to become an eligible customer and the conditions under which the Company or an independent power producer shall sell electricity to customers meeting the criteria to be classed as eligible customers. (b) the renumbering of paragraph (j) as (l). Amendment of section 81 of Act No. 8 of 2011. 6 7 MEMORANDUM OF OBJECTS AND REASONS The object of this Bill is to amend the National Electricity Act, 2011 (Act No. 16 of 2011) to improve the viability of EDSA and EGTC in accordance with the Roadmap for the Reform of the Electricity Sector signed by stakeholders of the Electricity Sector on 7th September 2017 and approved by a Cabinet Conclusion of 15th November 2017. This Bill provides for the creation of revenue collection accounts by EDSA and EGTC under conditions to be established by a statutory instrument established by the Minister of Energy. It further enables the transfer of assets to third party utilities licenced by EWRC; and the establishment of a class of eligible customers that will be able to directly purchase electricity from all companies licenced to generate electricity. The Roadmap for the Reform of the Electricity Sector was the result of a large consultation with institutions and utilities of the electricity sector including development financing institutions and bilateral development agencies. MADE this 27th day of November, 2017. HENRY O. MACAULEY, Minister of energy. FREETOWN, SIERRA LEONE. , 2017 PRINTED AND PUBLISHED BY THE GOVERNMENT PRINTING DEPARTMENT, SIERRA LEONE. GAZETTE NO. 85 OF 1ST DECEMBER, 2017.