{"id":93834,"date":"2022-04-09T19:39:41","date_gmt":"2022-04-09T18:39:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=93834"},"modified":"2022-04-09T19:39:41","modified_gmt":"2022-04-09T18:39:41","slug":"fg-sets-up-panel-to-probe-recurring-power-grid-collapse","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/other-news\/fg-sets-up-panel-to-probe-recurring-power-grid-collapse\/","title":{"rendered":"FG sets up panel to probe recurring power grid collapse"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"m#msg-f:1729656448460069012\" class=\"mail-message expanded\">\n<div class=\"mail-message-header spacer\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Federal Government has set up a high-powered investigation over the recurring collapse of the national power grid, a development that has kept Nigeria in prolonged blackouts.<\/div>\n<div class=\"mail-message-content collapsible zoom-normal mail-show-images \" style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<div class=\"clear\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">\nThe committee will probe the immediate and remote causes of the frequent collapse, a situation that has now become embarrassing to the Federal Government.<\/p>\n<p>In less than two weeks, the grid has collapsed more than three times, so prompting the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) to effect a probe.<\/p>\n<p>The last breakdown occurred yesterday at about 1830 hrs.<\/p><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">A statement from the Office of the Minister of Power said that the process of restoring supply is ongoing with some sections of the national grid already energised and supply restored to consumers.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018We wish to notify the general public of the incidence of a system collapse which occurred at 1830hrs on April 8, 2022, resulting in power outages in many parts of the country. 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.<\/p><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\u2018We wish to assure Nigerians that the Federal Government is working assiduously to deliver on the much-needed reforms and investments, including Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) that are critical to improving the capacity and reliability of the national grid. This is in line with Mr President\u2019s directives on closing infrastructure deficits in critical sectors of the Nigerian economy,\u2019 the statement explained.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\nStakeholders have posited that the grid which was built in the 50s needed an overhaul and should not be managed.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mail-message-footer spacer collapsible\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Federal Government has set up a high-powered investigation over the recurring collapse of the national power grid, a development that has kept Nigeria in prolonged blackouts. 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