Why national power grid keeps collapsing
A more resilient approach is needed in Nigeria to incorporate decentralised energy sources, such as solar power paired with storage, to complement the national grid
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TCN deploys GLDS digital solution to enhance grid reliability
This new innovation stands as a testament to the TCN commitment to advancing grid management capabilities.
Nigeria’s grid failures call for alternative power solution
In 2022 alone, Nigeria’s grid collapsed at least four times, which authorities blamed on technical problems.
Grid collapse: FG blames terrorists for sabotaging rehabilitation efforts
According to Aliyu, the transmission infrastructure is being vandalised after every effort to install new ones; forcing the government to resort to alternative but less efficient ways to supply electricity to affected areas in Maiduguri. He added that TCN officials could not access some vandalised power infrastructure in Shiroro, Niger State, as they are situated within terrorist strongholds.
Buhari’s aide, Zakari describes electricity grid collapse as sabotage
The presidency has declared the recent collapse of the national grid, that affected electricity supply in many states, an act of sabotage.
Grid collapse followed drop in system frequency —TCN
The TCN explained that the grid collapse, the second time within a period of one month, followed a sudden drop in system frequency.
Power distributors appeal to customers as blackout worsens on grid collapse
Eko Electricity Distribution Company, in a message to its customers on its Facebook page, said, “We regret to inform you of a system collapse on the national grid that’s causing outages across our network.