Joseph Bakare
Nigeria is planning a Western and Eastern super grid system to replace current weak grid infrastructure that precipitates grid failures oftentimes.
Power Minister Adebayo Adelabu, said the new power infrastructure when put in place will support and enhance transmission capacity.
Adelabu, who spoke in China where he attended the China-Africa Cooperation Summit condemned the national grid, saying its present state cannot support the vision for the power sector.
“If we look at the strength, the capacity and the age of our existing network on the national grid, it cannot really support our vision for the power sector hence the need for the construction of the Western and Eastern super grid.
“Though we have been on this since my resumption, I can also tell you that the President is in full support of this because this will improve our transmission network, stabilise the grid and also expand the capacity and the flexibility of the national grid,” he stated.
Adelabu said 90 per cent of the approval required is in place and would be concluded soon.
