Section 16, The National Power Authority Act, 1982

(1) The Authority shall supply energy to any person requiring a supply of energy if such person enters into a contract with the Authority giving such security as the Authority may require, to take, or continue to receive and to pay for a supply of energy upon such terms and conditions as the Authority may determine. Every such contract shall specify the maximum power required: Provided that nothing in the Act shall require the Authority to extend supply to premises more than two hundred meters from the nearest supply point nor where, in the opinion of the Authority which shall be final, the extension of supply would or might affect the safe capacity of the Authority's generating plant or supply system. (2) The Authority shall declare in writing to each such consumer the standard voltage but this declaration shall be subject to the provisions of paragraph (e) of subsection (1) of section 14. [Margin: Power of the Authority to employ contractors.]