Incessant Grid Collapses: NERC fixes date for public hearing

The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC), has fixed October 24 to conduct an investigative public hearing to address the incessant grid collapses.

It would be recalled that the grid had collapsed on Monday last week and power was only restored on Tuesday.

The collapse on Saturday is the second within a week and the seventh in 2024

The Commission, in a notice posted on its Twitter handle on Monday, said that the hearing would hold at its Hearing Room, Fourth Floor, Plot 1387, Cadastral Zone Central Business District, Abuja.

“All stakeholders including Civil Society Organisations (CSOs), and the general public are invited to the hearing.’’

The Commission said it is mandated to conduct public hearings on critical issues relating to the Nigerian Electricity Supply Industry (NESI).

“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 said.