The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) will hold public hearings to address the West African country’s chronic power grid outages. NERC said the commission is mandated to conduct public hearings on critical issues relating to the Nigerian Electricity Supply Industry (NESI). “The Commission has noted with concern the recent escalating incidence of grid disturbances often leading to marked outages in several states, thus reversing many of the gains recently achieved in reducing infrastructure deficits and improving grid stability. In the last week alone, the national grid collapsed two times in a space of 24 hours, affecting millions of electricity customers in several states. “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 incidence of grid disturbances and widespread outages,” they stated.

Source: The North Africa Journal October 21, 2024 10:16 UTC