Adaobi Rhema Oguejiofor
The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has said that the country did not record any national grid collapse in the fourth quarter of 2022.
The Commission stated this in its latest quarterly report, where it said there was an improvement in electricity supply during the period under review and the system operator (SO) worked to ensure that there were no grid collapses, which originally occurred frequently before.
According to the report, “it is noteworthy that there was no grid collapse in the fourth quarter of 2022. The Commission, in collaboration with the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN), will continue to intensify efforts to sustain the improvements in grid stability and prevent system collapses.
“Furthermore, the Commission shall continue to strictly monitor compliance with the system operator’s directives to generators on the free governor and frequency control mode in line with the provisions of the subsisting operating codes in the electricity industry. NERC is also exploring options for the enforcement of under frequency load-shedding scheme instituted in order to provide an added layer of security for the grid in case of a sudden loss of generation.”