Sixteen power plants are currently performing below capacity as the country grapples with the reality of constant national grid collapses. Data obtained from the electricity market operator (NERC) today, revealed that some power plants- Afam IV-V, Sapele ST, Olorunsogo NIPP, Omotosho NIPP, Sapele GT NIPP, Ihovbor NIPP, Geregu NIPP, Omotosho, O...
The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) says the national grid has been fully restored after a partial disturbance at about 11:21 a. m. yesterday. Mrs Ndidi Mbah, TCN’S General Manager Public Affairs in a statement in Abuja yesterday said that the company initiated immediate restoration of the affected part of the grid.’ “The Transmiss...
Nigeria has plunged into darkness once again as the nation’s electricity grid collapsed. The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) managed grid went down at approximately 11:51 AM today, reducing the system’s capacity from 2,407 megawatts to a mere 31MW by noon and reaching zero by 1 PM, reports The Guardian. Despite the federal government pri...
•National grid Nigerians have taken to social media to lament the collapse of the national electricity grid which resulted in a blackout in the country. They lamented the collapse of the national power grid, amid dollar exchange rates, diesel and fuel price increases in the nation, reports Nigerian Tribune. Lamenting for the frequent occurrenc...
•Electricity grid Nigeria’s electricity grid has once again thrown the country into darkness as the government operated system went down this afternoon. The system collapsed at about 1pm cutting down electricity from 4,032.80 megawatts at about 12pm to 43 megawatts 1pm and a meagre 303 megawatts at about 5:00 pm, reports The Guardian. Most Dis...