Section 17, The National Power Authority Act, 1982

(1) Whenever the Authority is authorised by this Act to execute any engineering, building or other work whatsoever, the Authority may, in lieu of executing such work itself by its own officers and servants, contract with any person for the execution of the whole or any part of such work by such person and may for that purpose enter into such contracts and agreements as may be requisite. (2) Whenever the Authority contracts under this section with any person for the execution by him of any work, the Authority may, by any contract or agreement with that person, delegate to him the right to execute such work under this Act, and thereupon that person shall have, concurrently with the Authority, the right to do such work and to exercise any of the powers conferred on the Authority by this Act as are necessary for the purpose of doing such work as are specified in that behalf in the contract or agreement. (3) References in this Act to the doing of any work or thing by the Authority shall be construed and have effect as including the doing of such work or thing by a contractor employed and authorised in that behalf by the Authority under this section. [Margin: Employment of technical advisers.]