Frequent grid collapse affects operations, revenue generation, says Jos DisCo

Jos Electricity Distribution Company (JEDC) says the frequent national grid collapse affects operations and revenue generation.

Elijah Adakole, head, corporate communications at JEDC, spoke in an interview with NAN on Saturday.

Adakole said most of JElDC’s customers, for instance, were on the company’s prepaid metering system, which meant they would only pay for energy consumed.

He said the unavailability of power to distribute to consumers would invariably lead to zero revenue collection, a situation that would lead to serious financial losses.

“The incessant collapse of the grid also has a devastating impact on the economy as most businesses are dependent on electricity at both the macro and micro levels,” he said.

He, therefore, called on the federal government to seek long-lasting solutions to the issue.

On October 19, the national grid collapsed for the eighth time in 2024, with the first recorded on February 4.

TCN also reported the national grid collapsed on March 28, April 15, July 6, and August 5.

Also, Nigerians experienced another blackout on October 14 and October 15, respectively.

On October 24, at the public hearing on incessant grid collapse organised by the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC), Joy Ogaji, chief executive officer (CEO) of the Association of Power Generating Companies (APGC), said the national grid has collapsed 162 times in the last 11 years.

Ogaji recommended that putting a spinning reserve and the free governor mode side by side can cure the volatility on the grid.