UPDATED: National grid begins recovery, initial 90 MW distributed, surges to 830 MW
Oredola Adeola
Following the collapse of Nigeria’s national power grid earlier today, partial recovery efforts have commenced.
As of 9:25 PM, 90 MW had been allocated between Ikeja and Ibadan Electricity Distribution Companies (DisCos). Just over an hour later, at 10:41 PM, this figure surged to 830 MW.
Current Load Allocation (MW) by Company:
Abuja Disco: 80 MW
Benin Disco: 50 MW
Eko Disco: 50 MW
Enugu Disco: 0 MW
Ibadan Disco: 200 MW
Ikeja Disco: 200 MW
Jos Disco: 0 MW
Kaduna Disco: 150 MW
Kano Disco: 100 MW
PHarcourt Disco: 0 MW
Yola Disco: 0 MW
Total: 830 MW
Simultaneously, power generation plants have contributed a total of 1,141.20 MW to the grid. Key contributors include Jebba Hydro (165 MW), Ibom Gas Plant (56 MW), Geregu (80 MW), Delta (Gas) (465 MW), and Azura Edo IPP (375 MW).
However, notable plants such as AFAM, Egbin, and Kainji Dam remain offline, contributing 0 MW as of 10 PM Saturday evening.
Efforts are ongoing to restore power to the remaining regions affected by the collapse.