Nigerian electricity grid crashes to zero again
Nigeria, Abuja: The Nigerian electricity grid crashed on 20 July to zero MW after a fault that threw the entire country into blackout.
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Nigeria, Abuja: The Nigerian electricity grid crashed on 20 July to zero MW after a fault that threw the entire country into blackout.
This is coming 38 days after a similar collapse on 12 June, and just 20 days after the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) activated a partial contract order for the Nigerian electricity market to guarantee 5,000 MW and at least 4,000 MW.
As of 11 a.m., data from the system operations section of the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) indicated that the grid generation had dropped from over 3,000 MW earlier to 2,788.90 MW with nineteen active generation companies (GenCos).
The highest generation came from Delta Gas with 453 MW and Azura with 448 MW while Dadin Kowa had dropped to zero point.
So far, grid operator TCN is yet to announce the immediate cause of the most recent grid collapse.
Source: Daily Trust