Tag Power Outage

Out of the three sectors of the power supply chain in the country which are the generation, transmission and distribution, only the transmission is controlled by the government, the other two are private sector driven. Therefore, the constant and growing trend of transmission tower vandalization poses a great threat to the already erratic power supply of the country and the depleted revenue of the federal government.

The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) report states that in 2022, a total read more

The Nigerian National Grid is an interconnection of all the power supply infrastructure and networks within the country which is controlled by the National Control Centre (NCC), Osogbo. During President Buhari’s Administration from 2015 – 2023, the country experienced a total of 99 national grid collapses which put a great question on the stability of our grid network and the possible competence of the managerial hands on the system.

So far, under President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s regime, we read more

The power sector is very critical to every nation’s development. Previous governments have promised stable power supply but little or no significant change has occurred. This article tends to advice the new government on practical approach to the solution of this lingering power problem

Dangers of Not Putting off Wall Sockets During Power Outage

Intermittent power supply is the order of the day in Nigeria. Most people ascribe it to load shedding to ensure that the limited generated power is adequately distributed round the designated consumers, this on its own has its consequences.

During power outage, a lot of consumers get destabilized, frustrated and even angry at the distribution company responsible for their supply thereby forgetting to put off all gadgets and wall sockets before power is restored hence read more