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The Federal Government has warned that the collapse of Nigeria's national electricity grid will continue due to security challenges, particularly the vandalism of key transmission lines. Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, revealed this during a Senate budget defence session on Monday. He said the grid remains vulnerable because a crucial transmission line—the Shiroro-Kaduna-Mando line—has…
25 Dec
The Association of Professional Women Engineers of Nigeria (APWEN), has called for deliberate efforts to integrate renewable energy sources into the national grid, stressing that improved energy storage innovations in Nigeria must be prioritised.
18 Dec
The Association of Professional Women Engineers of Nigeria (APWEN), has called for deliberate efforts to integrate renewable energy sources into the national grid, stressing that improved energy storage innovations in Nigeria must be prioritised.
13 Dec
The president-elect, Nigerian Academy of Science, Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto, Prof. Abubakar Sambo, has urged the regionalisation of the national grid as a solution to frequent power outages caused by grid collapses. The Professor Emeritus, Faculty of Engineering and Environmental Designs, on Thursday, while delivering the 12th convocation lecture of the Kwara State University (KWASU),…
12 Dec
Adebayo Adelabu, Minister of Power The Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, announced on Thursday that Nigeria is set to add an additional 150 megawatts (MW) to its national grid before the end of 2024. Adelabu disclosed the development during a press briefing at the Presidential Villa in Abuja, after a meeting with German President Frank-Walter…
11 Dec
The Nigeria National Grid has suffered collapses and disturbances twelve times in 2024, with the latest incident reported today, Wednesday, December 11. This string of disruptions has sparked nationwide frustration, leaving Nigerians questioning the stability of the country’s power infrastructure. READ ALSO: Blackout as national grid collapses Here’s a rundown of all the grid collapses…
11 Dec
Nigeria has once again been plunged into nationwide darkness as the electricity grid collapsed, dropping from about 3,000 megawatts around at 1:00 pm to zero megawatts by 2:00 pm. The grid, managed by the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN), remains one of the weakest links in the Nigerian Electricity Supply Industry (NESI). The TCN is…
7 Nov
The national grid has suffered yet another collapse, plunging the county into darkness. Checks revealed that the grid collapsed around 11:28 am on Thursday, which is the second this week and the 10th in 2024.
A check on Independent System Operator, an autonomous arm of the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) showed all power plants…
5 Nov
The entire nation has been plunged into darkness following a collapse of the national power grid on Tuesday afternoon, leaving millions without electricity and disrupting daily life, businesses, and essential services. The collapse, the latest in the month of November 2024 among a series of grid failures this year, has once again highlighted the persistent…
29 Oct
The federal government by now ought to have been able to find an adequate solution to the recurring collapse of the national grid
19 Oct
Only about 450 megawatts of the country’s average 4,000MW grid connected electricity is being shared by the eleven electricity distribution companies despite the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) insisted that the electricity supply has been fully restored after the collapse of the grid. Information available on the government’s website that monitors grid performance showed that…
19 Oct
For the third time in just one week, the national power grid has collapsed, plunging the country into darkness. The latest incident occurred early this morning at 8:40am leading to a total loss of power generation as the output dropped to zero megawatts (MW). This recurring issue has raised serious concerns about the stability and…
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