The Federal Government has revealed that a poor maintenance culture, along with inadequate and aged equipment, among other challenges, are the underlying causes of the recurring collapses of the national grid in recent months
It also stated that the high voltage of electricity surpassing the capacity of its equipment was the cause of the blackouts on October 14 and 19, 2024.
The chairman of the investigative committee probing the reasons for the grid collapses, Nafisatu Asabe Ali, disclosed this during the presentation of the report at the Ministry Headquarters on Wednesday in Abuja.
This announcement came barely 24 hours after the latest collapse on Tuesday, marking the 10th time the national grid had collapsed in 2024.
According to her, the investigative team found similar challenges affecting all stations during its probe.
She explained that the committee examined the grid collapse incidents of October 14 and 19 and discovered that the shattering of lightning arrestors in the Jebba and Oshogbo transmission stations, as well as the explosion of a CT (current transformer) in Jebba Station, were the causes of both incidents.
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