Nigeria’s electricity generation recently dropped Week-on-Week, by 16.4 per cent to 3,501.20 megawatts, MW, from 4,187.6 MW recorded Thursday, last week.
Checks by Vanguard indicated the situation occurred because
of many factors, including the poor state of plants and low gas supply to
thermal plants.
The development has pushed the Electricity Distribution
Companies, DISCOs, to embark on load shedding in order to spread the limited
electricity to many at different times.
This is coming as the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory
Commission (NERC) says eleven electricity distribution companies, DISCOs, have
filed an application for rate review with the commission.
The request for rate review, according to NERC, is premised
on the need to incorporate changes in macroeconomic parameters and other
factors affecting the quality of service, operations and sustainability of the
companies.
Meanwhile, Powercom Smart Grid Nigeria (PSGN) has announced
its acquisition of Kano Electricity Distribution
PSGN is a subsidiary of Powercom and specializes in
delivering an “end-to end” Smart Grid/Smart Metering turnkey solution.
In a statement made available to Vanguard yesterday, PSGN
said the acquisition presents a significant opportunity for KEDCO to implement
a comprehensive turnaround plan aimed at improving performance and efficiency.
It stated: “PSGN Turnaround Plan encompasses a strategic
approach to address the challenges faced by KEDCO and transform it into a
highly efficient and financially viable electricity distribution company
supporting 5 million customers.
“The plan focuses on revenue enhancement, operational
performance optimization, revenue collection, customer service, and overall
system reliability.PSGN will supply KEDCO smart electricity endpoints including
the full backbone infrastructure to manage the grid.
“The project is meant to upgrade the existing distribution
grid into a modern platform, addressing services such as: Revenue Enhancement,
Reduction of Energy Losses, Debt Recovery, Reduction of Outages, Grid
Optimization, Asset Recording, Asset Protection, Peak Load Management;
Workforce Automation, reducing operational expenditure and improving customer
service. PSGN ‘turnkey’ solution includes the Vending Platform and a Control
Room with GIS visualization for grid management.”
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