In furtherance of its statutory roles in the power sector, the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC), has fixed Thursday, October 24, for an investigative public hearing to address the incessant grid collapses in the power sector.
The commission, its X (formerly Twitter) handle, stated on Monday that the hearing would hold at its Hearing Room, Fourth Floor, Plot 1387, Cadastral Zone Central Business District, Abuja.
It, therefore, urged all stakeholders, including Civil Society Organisations (CSOs), and the general public to attend the forum.’
The NERC stated: “In line with Section 48, subsection 1 of the Electricity Act 2023 (Amended), NERC is mandated to conduct public hearings on critical issues relating to NESI.
“The commission has noted with concern the recent escalating incidences of grid disturbances often leading to marked outages in several states.
“Thus reversing many of the gains recently achieved in reducing infrastructure deficit and improving grid stability,’’ it added.
It would be recalled that the national grid had collapsed on Monday, October 15, after which the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) announced that power had been restored on Tuesday.
The collapse on Saturday is the second within a week and the seventh in 2024. Even as of the time of filing this report, power supply to most of the affected states, including the Federal Capital Territory, is yet to be stable as many customers of the electricity distribution companies (DisCos) complained of low voltage of electricity in their homes.
An FCT resident, who simply identified himself as Collins, complained: “Where I live here in Jeida, which is in Kuje Local Government Area of the FCT, the power supply is very weak such that it is impossible for people with boreholes to use the power to pump water.
“Even, when you are charging small devices like phones or rechargeable lamps, you can see that the power supply is low in voltage and unstable such that if you are not careful, it can damage your properties or devices”, he lamented.
