TCN to control grid collapse with SCADA software
declaring the summit open, noted that finance was a critical driver for unlocking the potential of the blue economy in Africa and in particular Nigeria.
According to Sambo, sustainable financing models are importiant to build critical maritime assets such as shipyards and ports across the country.
He noted that the need to reshape the way the shipping industry operates in the face of current and future challenges, ranging from changing climate and decarbonisation by 2050 cannot be overemphasised.
“Nigeria’s commitment to the sustainability of the blue economy is demonstrated by the adoption of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
“To this end, an Expanded Committee on Sustainable Blue Economy in Nigeria (ECSBEN) under the leadership of no less a person than the Vice President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria is driving the implementation process and to perfect the agenda for a national strategy.
“This agenda is focused on providing an assessment of the current realities, opportunities and challenges for economic diversification and the growth of a sustainable blue economy,” the minister stated.
Lagos -- The Transmission Company of Nigeria, TCN, says it will acquire a Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition, SCADA, software to check frequent grid collapse and energy rejection by the power distribution companies or Discos.
The Chairman, Governing Board of TCN, Mr Ekere Nsima, disclosed this during a visit by the board to the company's warehouse and some substations on Monday in Lagos.
The News Agency of Nigeria, NAN, reports that SCADA system is a software used to monitor and control an electrical grid system based on information collected from substations within the system.
Nsima said when grid collapse
SAM IKEOTUONYE, with agency report
became rampant, the board set up an Adhoc Committee to look into the matter, adding: “I am the co-chair of the committee and we went round, we understood that the issue of grid collapse and liability is a complex issue.
“I can tell you the fault is not from TCN. We have seen what the issues are; a lot from generation companies (Gencos) and Discos.”
According to him, most times, when energy is transmitted to them, much of the power will not be used and this affects the frequency which ultimately impacts negatively on the grid.
“When the DISCOs were given to the private sector, if you recollect there were some investments they were supposed to make within a certain period to enhance their operation, but unfortunately they didn’t. Also right now, because they didn’t make the investments they are not able to distribute the power they get today from generation and transmission.
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