The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) would be focusing on smart grid solutions as concerns on persistent grid collapse puts pressure on the socio economic life of the people .
Nigeria has a centralised grid which only has capacity for fault detection,but lacks the smartness to anticipate faults for quicker solutions in order to avert collapse recurrence .
James Momoh,the Chairman of the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission told newsmen on Sunday during a pre-event briefing on international conference on Energy Power Systems operation and planning which takes off on Monday said the regulator is worries about the persistent grid collapse which puts enormous pressure on the socio economic activities across the country.
He said the conference which would avail opportunities to scholars across the globe to market global best practices in the sector would be looking st specific issues confronting the Nigerian Electricity sector.
“NERC is embarking on this conference in order to allow stakeholders learn from international best practices.The Discos,the Gencos and the Transmission Company of Nigeria would have experts in their field provide solutions on the persistent problem bedevilling the sector in their respective areas.As such they would adopting most of the proffered solutions to improve on their efficiency” NERC chairman said.
“The regulator would have a specific focus on the smart grid solutions which is anticipatory and proffers better solutions to persistent grid collapse since it could anticipate problems.
“With the current set up of the national grid and the persistent grid collapse,the commission would possibly in the future rejig the set up for the grid in order to have a wholistic solutions to persistent grid problems.
Smart and intelligent grid could detect danger and signal actions ahead.It could also track over heating of transformers, monitor substation and reduce intensity ,Momoh said.
He pointed out that select Nigerian professors alongside some scientific researchers would be on hand to adopt and domesticate solutions preferred in Nigeria’s power sector.
He further remarked that a think thank group would be on hand to follow up on resolutions and solutions preferred at the conference in order to address some technical concerns confronting the power sector.
The conference is expected to draw global experts in specific sectors of the power sector who would proffering practical solutions on specific problems confronting the power sector.
HARRISON EDEH, ABUJA
