Nigerian family experiences electrical energy blackouts 6.7 occasions per week – Report 

Nigerian households expertise a median of 6.7 electrical energy blackouts weekly, with every outage lasting 12 hours.

That is based on the newest findings from the Common Family Survey Panel (Wave 5) performed by the Nationwide Bureau of Statistics (NBS) in collaboration with the World Bank.

The report, which surveyed 4,715 households throughout Nigeria, highlights vital challenges in vitality entry, significantly in rural areas the place electrical energy infrastructure stays sparse.

Energy outages are a nationwide subject, with minimal variation between city and rural households. City households face a median of 6.4 blackouts per week, every lasting about 12 hours, whereas rural households endure 6.9 outages weekly, with every lasting 12.1 hours.

Regional variations reveal that southern zones report longer blackout durations exceeding 12 hours, whereas northern zones expertise shorter outages lasting lower than 11 hours.

The report learn: “On common, a Nigerian family experiences electrical energy blackouts 6.7 occasions per week. Every outage lasts 12.0 hours on common, resulting in a complete of 67.2 hours of blackouts over seven days. There are not any vital variations between city and rural households. 

“City areas face a median of 6.4 blackouts per week, every lasting about 12.0 hours. Equally, rural households expertise frequent blackouts, averaging 6.9 occurrences per week, with every lasting roughly 12.1 hours. Nevertheless, southern zones report longer period of typical blackouts (greater than 12 hours) whereas northern zones report shorter blackouts (lower than 11 hours).” 

53.6% of Nigerian households have electrical energy entry 

The survey highlights vital disparities in electrical energy entry and provide reliability.

Roughly 53.6% of Nigerian households report gaining access to electrical energy, with city households having fun with considerably larger entry at 82.2%, in comparison with 40.4% in rural areas.

On the regional degree, the South East zone boasts the very best electrification charge at 74.6%, whereas the North East lags behind at simply 29.5%.

Regardless of comparatively larger city entry, the standard of provide stays a urgent subject nationwide, as households throughout the nation cope with frequent energy interruptions.

The Energy Holding Firm of Nigeria/Nigerian Electrical Energy Authority (PHCN/NEPA) stays the dominant supply of electrical energy, serving 88.2% of households with entry to energy.

Nevertheless, reliance on the nationwide grid is complemented by different sources similar to mills (2.8%), photo voltaic dwelling methods (2.8%), and native mini-grids (2.6%), which collectively account for a marginal share of the vitality provide panorama.

The report learn: “Roughly one in two Nigerian households experiences gaining access to electrical energy. The nationwide common is 53.6 per cent, with a exceptional distinction between city (82.2 per cent) and rural households (40.4 per cent). On the zonal degree, the South East zone has the very best electrification charge at 74.6 per cent, whereas the North East lags behind at 29.5 per cent. 

“The Energy Holding Firm of Nigeria/Nigerian Electrical Energy Authority (PHCN/NEPA) is the dominant supply of electrical energy nationwide, with a median protection of 88.2 per cent of the households with entry to electrical energy. Various sources, similar to mills (2.8 per cent), photo voltaic dwelling methods (2.8 per cent), and native mini-grids (2.6 per cent), represent a a lot smaller share, underscoring the reliance on the nationwide grid for electrical energy provide.” 

What it’s best to know 

• About two weeks in the past, the nationwide grid collapsed as soon as, plunging the nation into widespread darkness.
• Stories indicated that this marked the tenth grid collapse in 2024, an unprecedented frequency of such incidents.
• The Transmission Firm of Nigeria (TCN) introduced {that a} sudden spike in frequency, rising from 50.33Hz to 51.44Hz, led to a disruption within the nationwide grid.
• In keeping with TCN in an official assertion, the frequency enhance stemmed from technical points at one among its substations, which was shut down to forestall additional problems.
• Additionally, the Federal Authorities, via the Nationwide Orientation Company (NOA), attributed the frequent collapse of the nationwide grid which ends up in nationwide blackouts to the shortcoming of electrical energy distribution firms (DisCos) to take energy generated.
• The NOA defined that whereas the nation has the capability to generate roughly 13,000 MW of electrical energy and transmit as much as 8,000 MW, the restricted infrastructure of DisCos leads to system failures.