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Published 16 May 2021
In the light of the national grid collapse on Wednesday, an energy expert who said Nigerians should adopt off-grid solutions.
According to the system operator’s website, power distribution on Wednesday declined by 27.5 per cent representing an average hourly loss of 1,126 megawatts, totalling a daily distribution decline of 27,040 MWh.
Data from the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Company showed that the national grid collapsed 12 times in 2018, 10 times in 2019, and five times in 2020.
The World Bank stated that Nigerians lose N10tn annually to electricity constraints.
Afolabi Akinrogunde, a renewable energy expert and Investment Manager at All-On, said looking at the grid problems and climate change issues, Nigerians should seek renewable off-grid power solutions rather than generators.
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