According to official government data released on Tuesday, the national electricity grid collapse on Monday dropped power production from 3,713.1 megawatts to 38MW.
It was gathered via information from the Federal Ministry of Power that there were 3,713.1MW of power on the grid at 6 a.m. on Monday, but that number dropped to 38MW at 10:51 a.m.
PUNCH Metro reported on Tuesday that the national electricity grid broke down for the seventh time in 2022, causing another nationwide blackout in Nigeria on Monday morning.
Responding to the development, power users have demanded actions be taken against the operators and companies responsible for the frequent grid failures that have plagued Nigeria’s electricity system for the seventh time this year.
While the Transmission Company of Nigeria has revealed that it has launched a full-scale investigation into the incident, the President, of Nigeria Consumer Protection Network, who served in the National Technical Investigative Panel, Kunle Olubiyo, has said that there should be sanctions to curtail the spate of grid collapse.
He stated that Monday’s “total system collapse is quite unfortunate and unnecessary.”
Olubiyo said, “The nation needs to do more in terms of upgrading obsolete grid infrastructure, grid automation, make more investments in grid system interfaces, protection devices and with emphasis on load frequency management scheme.
“There should also be sanctions and consequences for infractions associated with grid system indiscipline. The present total power grid collapse is no doubt at a huge cost to the end users, the economy, all spheres of human endeavours and the nation at large.”
