In response to the ongoing nationwide grid failures that have left the nation without power for days, some states have stepped up their efforts to establish independent power plants in order to provide a reliable and reasonably priced power source.
The extensive nationwide network of electrical transmission lines that connects power plants to end users is known as the national power grid.
Between January and November 7, there have been ten grid collapses. The nation was plunged into widespread darkness after the grid collapsed on Tuesday and experienced another disruption on Thursday.
According to an update posted on the Nigeria National Grid’s official X handle, as of 7.30 p.m. on Friday, 2,306.35 MW of generation had been restored.
The grid collapsed roughly 93 times under former President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration, according to reports and data gathered from the Nigeria Electricity Regulation Commission.
The grid collapsed roughly 17 times between June 2023 and November 2024 for a variety of reasons.
State governments are now considering independent power generation as a result of the ongoing collapses and high tariffs.
The 1999 Constitution placed power generation, which was previously solely the responsibility of the Federal Government, on the concurrent list.
As part of the effort to restructure the power industry, President Bola Tinubu signed the new Electricity Act into law in June 2023.
Under the Act, states have the authority to produce, transmit, and distribute electricity inside their borders.
As of right now, twelve states have demonstrated a commitment to producing their own electricity.
