FG: National Grid Collapsed Twice to 10MW, 33MW

Federal Government report on power has revealed that the collapse of Nigeria’s electricity grid actually occurred twice on Friday and Saturday last week despite concerted efforts to stabilise the power system.

According to the Federal Ministry of Power report, says the quantum of electricity on the grid crashed from over 3,000 megawatts on Friday, April 8, 2022, to as low as 10MW around 21.00 hours same day.

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Also, another collapse of the national grid occurred on Saturday, April 9, 2022, as the nation’s power system collapsed to 33MW around 01.00 hours, after it had earlier posted a peak generation of 3,281.50MW at 00.00 hours the same day.

The report, however, indicated that power generation on the grid moved up on Sunday, April 10, 2022, as the off-peak on that day was put at 3,117.40MW, while the peak generation was 3,658.80MW.

It was further observed that on Monday, April 11, 2022, the quantum of power on the national grid was 3,623.90MW, indicating a marginal drop of 34.9MW when compared to the previous day’s peak generation.

The collapse of Nigeria’s electricity grid had continued amidst efforts to halt the recurrent issue.

The Abuja Electricity Distribution Company says that the collapse resulted in a power outage in its area of operation, which covered about five states.

Eko Electricity Distribution Company added that the grid collapse affected its entire network.

Meanwhile, the Federal Government had announced that the Nigerian Regulatory Commission and the Nigerian System Operator are investigating the causes of the recurring power grid collapses that have repeatedly caused widespread blackouts.