Grid Collapse Fit Worse As GenCos Don Lose N66.26b And 1,866MW Because Load Rejection Dey Happen

 Naija power sector scatter yesterday as national grid collapse again, make most parts of country dey dark. This show say wahala with power system still dey, even after dem unbundle transmission side. The gbege happen as heavy flood and thunderstorm dey add salt to injury, dey drown homes and industries and cut light for plenty places. Nigerian System Operator (NISO) talk say di problem start from one GenCo and dem dey investigate am. Meanwhile, Association of Power Generation Companies (GenCos) yan say over N66 billion and 1,866MW don lost in just eight months because of load rejection wahala. The collapse happen sharp sharp at 11:23 a.m., grid load sharply drop from about 4,500MW to only 120MW, according to real-time data from NISO. Na serious gbege be this. Naija power wahala don serious for 2025 as national installed generation capacity pass 13,000MW but wey grid collapse hard. Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC) confirm say national grid supply comot finish, but dem dey hustle with stakeholders to bring light back as dem fit stabilise things. When the collapse happen, only 4 out of 11 DisCos get power. Ibadan collect highest share with 50MW, Enugu get 40MW, Abuja waka with only 20MW, and Benin small 10MW. Ikeja, Eko, Kano, Kaduna, Jos, Port Harcourt, and Yola no get anything, so millions of people and businesses waka enter darkness. By 5:00 p.m., small progress don dey as NISO talk say dem don recover 1,194MW from 21 power plants. Zungeru give 175MW, Azura 291MW, Afam 218MW, Okpai 258MW, Delta 179MW. But 13 other plants still no dey generate anything, wahala big gan. Update for 5:37 p.m. talk say generation stabilise for 1,055MW, and power don reach all 11 DisCos. Abuja, Enugu, Ikeja each get 150MW, Ibadan 120MW, Eko 100MW, Kaduna 95MW, Kano 90MW, Benin 60MW, Jos and Port Harcourt 50MW each, Yola 40MW. Even though e better than complete blackout, power supply still no reach national demand.

For one statement, NISO talk say di whole grid collapse because one generation company (GenCo) trip, and that trip cause sharp load drop wey scatter enter other power plants like chain reaction. Jambutu substation wey dey under Yola Disco don dey inside flood water recently, so dem gatz move their power transformers go higher ground. But Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) don report fresh wahala for infrastructure as thunderstorm snap the 132 kV Otukpo–Nsukka–New Haven transmission line. TCN spokesperson, Ndidi Mba, talk say the fallen conductor cause fire wey burn one parked car, scatter one nearby house, and kill two cows. TCN Enugu Region people don go check the site. Joy Ogaji, Executive Secretary of Association of Power Generation Companies (APGC), come lash out say this load rejection wahala wey dey happen again and again dey make GenCos no fit invest well for maintenance and expansion. On the other hand, Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) call the total grid collapse na pure disgrace, and dem dey ask make government run full public audit for the power sector since privatisation no deliver. NLC talk say e don clear say dem gots do serious review of how privatisation work for power sector if dem want make am strong again. NLC President, Joe Ajaero, yan yesterday say the ongoing national grid collapse na serious blow to the country’s productivity. He add say this wahala no be accident, e be plan from capitalist ruling class wey wan make power sector fail on purpose. Ajaero talk say government claim say dem get N4 trillion to invest for power sector, so e suggest make dem use that money run public-led project to build new power plants and fix transmission system, no be to just give am pass to GenCos and DisCos.