Energy
Nigerian govt explains efforts to restore electricity nationwide
The Minister of Power Abubakar Aliyu at the weekend said that efforts were ongoing to restore the national grid that collapsed by 18:30hours on Friday.
A statement by his Special Adviser on Media Mr Isa Sanusi, assured the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) and System Operator are working on the process of restoring the grid.
The Minister said: “While 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), the process of restoring supply is ongoing with some sections of the national grid already energised and supply restored to consumers.”
According to Aliyu, the Federal Government is working to have the Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) to improve the capacity and reliability of the national grid. (TheNation)
