The Federal Government has set up an investigative panel over the recurring collapse of the national power grid, a development that has kept Nigeria in prolonged blackouts.
In less than two weeks, the grid has collapsed more than three times, of which the most recent one happened yesterday at about 1830hrs according to the minister of power. This prompted the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) to effect a probe.
The minister informed the public that a detailed investigation into the immediate and remote causes of the recurring grid failure is currently ongoing by the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission and System Operator (the operator of the national grid), and necessary improvement will be made.
He therefore assure Nigerians that the Federal Government is working tirelessly to deliver the much-needed reforms and investments, including Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) that are critical to improving the capacity and reliability of the national grid.
Stakeholders have posited that the grid which was built in the 50s needed an overhaul and should not be managed.
