The Federal Government has unveiled plans to establish independent super grids for each of the 19 northern states.
This initiative, announced by Minister of Power Adebayo Adelabu after a meeting with President Bola Tinubu, aims to decentralize electricity distribution and enhance reliability across the region.
The northern states have been grappling with a prolonged blackout since October 21, causing widespread concern among residents and stakeholders. In response, the government is shifting towards a distributed power model, which will see each state equipped with its own utility-scale solar power source.
"The world is moving," Minister Adelabu emphasized. "This is the 21st century, and we believe that the most effective way of supplying uninterrupted, functional, stable, and reliable electricity to the northern part of Nigeria is through a distributed power model."
Under this plan, each state will initially receive 50 megawatts of power, scalable to 100 megawatts, ensuring that they are insulated from disruptions affecting other states.
The strategy also includes the creation of a backup super grid to maintain power supply even if issues arise with the national grid.
"We must have state grids so that each of the regionalized grids can be insulated from each other," Adelabu explained, highlighting the importance of regionalization in modern energy solutions.
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