Consultancy Services - Special Advisor to the Ministry of Power, Nigeria
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Posted On
2026-09-10
Period
2026-10-12 to 2027-04-11
Job Type
Temporary Full Time
Location
TUNISTUN
Category
Business Professional
Description
The assignment seeks to engage a highly experienced technocrat with cross-cutting expertise to provide policy advisory support to the Ministry of Power of Nigeria to strengthen technical and policy coordination and accelerate the implementation of priority reforms and energy transition programmes in Nigeria's power sector.
Application Close Date
2026-09-21
Engagement Type
Individual Consultant
Job Family
21.Analytics and Program Support
A. Background Objectives
Nigeria's electricity sector is undergoing significant institutional, regulatory and market reforms following the enactment of the Electricity Act 2023. These reforms are changing the way electricity is generated, traded, distributed and consumed and are creating new opportunities for private investment and subnational participation in the electricity market. Under the Electricity Act 2023, the Federal Ministry of Power serves as Nigeria’s electricity policymaker, strategic planner, reform coordinator, investor facilitator, and supervisory authority over federal power institutions. Its mandate mandate covers policy formulation, strategic planning, performance management, reform coordination, investment facilitation, and intergovernmental sector leadership. The African Development Bank (the Bank) has, through AESTAP, AETC and Mission 300, supported strategic upstream interventions in Nigeria’s power sector, including: (i) the AESTAP Nigeria Support Programme, which supports implementation of the Electricity Act 2023 and ongoing sector reforms across key federal and subnational institutions; and (ii) BESS feasibility studies assessing the technical, commercial, environmental and regulatory viability of deploying battery storage in Nigeria’s power grid, in collaboration with TCN and NISO. The Hon. Minister of Power has expressed the Ministry’s commitment to ensure the practical application of these key upstream interventions, particularly the Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) study findings by translating them into concrete, investment-ready projects and policy actions for Nigeria as part of energy transition efforts. The Ministry has therefore requested for embedded technical advisory support to facilitate these efforts. The objective of this consultancy is to provide continuous, embedded, and hands-on advisory support to the Minister in unlocking sector opportunities, ensuring that decisions are well informed, strengthening grid reliability, promoting operational discipline, enabling data-driven decision-making, and supporting the implementation of reliability improvement measures.
B. Scope of work
- Provide strategic advisory support on implementation of energy transition priorities in the power sector. - Support planning, monitoring, and coordination of generation expansion, renewable energy integration, embedded generation, captive power, and grid-connected generation initiatives. - Support distribution sector reform, including metering, loss reduction, service quality improvement, customer protection, and commercial sustainability. - Support coordination among NERC, DISCOs, the Presidential Metering Initiative (PMI), the Nigerian Electricity Management Services Agency (NEMSA), manufacturers, financiers, and development partners. - Strengthen coordination among the Ministry, regulators, agencies, market participants, development partners, investors, state governments, and private sector stakeholders. - Develop practical briefs, policy notes, performance dashboards, and decision memos to support timely ministerial action. - Identify bankable projects and investment opportunities that align reliability, affordability, and decarbonization objectives.
C. Deliverables Expected
- Clean energy and distributed generation and Energy transition implementation brief for the power sector. - Policy and regulatory reform recommendations on subnational market and implementation of the Electricity Act. - Framework for tracking meter deployment, functionality, customer coverage, revenue improvement, and reduction in technical and commercial losses to facilitate knowledge sharing and coordination among ongoing and planned metering initiatives to avoid duplication and maximise the impact of available resources. - Weekly advisory notes or issue briefs for the Honourable Minister. - Monthly implementation dashboard and action tracker. - Quarterly reform progress report on energy transition, generation, and distribution. - Meeting briefs, speeches, presentations, and talking points as requested. - Final Assignment Report: A final report documenting achievements, investment projects advanced, policy and regulatory actions undertaken, financing mobilised, lessons learned, and recommendations for sustaining implementation.
D. Duration and Timetable for the Assignment
The assignment shall be undertaken over a period of six (6) months from the date of contract signature and be extended subject to satisfactory performance, continuing need and availability of funds.
E. Bank Contribution and Institutional Arrangement
The Bank shall provide overall coordination, supervision, and logistical support for the execution of this assignment. In the execution of the task, the consultant shall report to the Hon. Minister of Power of Nigeria submit approved reports by the Ministry through the designated AfDB Task Manager to Division Manager, Energy Policy, Regulation and Statistics Division of the Bank.
F. Duty Station
The location for the assignment is Abuja, Nigeria. The consultant will be stationed in the Federal Ministry of Power.
G. Essential Specialized Skills/Knowledge/Competencies
The consultant must be a citizen from one of AfDB’s member countries. He must have: · A master’s degree in Engineering, Economics, Energy or related field. An MBA will be an added advantage · Knowledge of the Power Sector and Technical Operations · Minimum of 10 years’ experience in power operations, advisory services, or related power consulting services across the power value chain. · At least five years’ experience in a senior management role and in senior-level stakeholder engagement. · Proven record of capacity-building and technical mentoring · Must be a citizen of one of AfDB’s member countries. · Demonstrate experience in similar role of Technical Advisory in a Ministry · Demonstrate policy driving experience in a policy formulation environment · Demonstrate experience in electricity industry stakeholder management and advisory services to diversified client base · Experience in formulating/executing strategy in developing markets and navigating the complex issues in the development of national and subnational electricity markets. · Sound knowledge of legislation development, unbundling and market restructuring in the electricity sectors of developing countries. · Evidence of knowledge and work involving the new Electricity Act of Nigeria · Fluency in written and spoken English with excellent communication skills. · Proven ability to work under pressure and meet strict deadlines. · Excellent research skills. · Project management experience and expertise Familiarity with working environment of the FMoP will be an added advantage
H. Supervisor
All deliverables/outputs and reports would be subjected to clearance by the HMP, then the Task Manger of this initiative prior to final approval by the Division Manager Energy Policy, Regulation and Statistics who will be the overall supervising authority for this assignment.
Consultancy Input Days
130.00
Qualifications
Qualification
Assessment
Regular Consultant
Less than 32 years old at the time of signing the contract and during contract execution
