Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) said that the cause of recent national grid collapse at Jebba Transmission station was transformer explosion.
There was a blackout in many parts of the country on Saturday morning, making it the third time in a week.
NERC in a statement posted on its social media handle said it was “concerned by the escalating incidence of grid disturbances” which is “reversing many of the gains recently achieved in reducing infrastructure deficit and improving grid stability.”
It added, “Initial reports on the grid disturbance that occurred this morning indicate that today’s outage was triggered by an explosion of a current transformer at the Jebba transmission station at 0815hrs and an associated cascade of power plants shut down arising from the loss of load.”
“However, efforts to restore supply have advanced with power significantly restored, as at 1300hrs, in 33 states and the FCT.”
The commission noted that it was working to ensure more “discipline in grid management and optimised investment in infrastructure.”
It said, “In pursuit of finding a permanent resolution to the challenges of the national grid, the Commission shall shortly conduct an investigative public hearing with a view to identifying immediate and remote causes of recurring incidences of grid disturbances and widespread outages.”
“The date and venue of the public hearing will shortly be announced in the national dailies, and stakeholders are encouraged to participate.”
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