The Nigerian Electricity Management Services Agency (NEMSA) has commenced a nationwide Technical Monitoring and Evaluation of the primary 33KV feeder lines and associated 33/11KV injection substations with supply source from 330/132/33KV transmission substation.
The agency, which commenced the exercise earlier in the week, explained that it is aimed at identifying the challenges at the interface points between transmission and electricity distribution networks that are hindering smooth power supply delivery in the country.
“The exigency of the exercise is to identify constraints militating against the quick realisation of the Federal Government’s policy and efforts for sustainability of the incremental, stable and uninterrupted power supply as they are achieved through the 33KV primary feeder lines to the 33/11KV injection substations and subsequently through the 11KV feeder lines associated distribution transformers and finally to consumers.
“Also, this is to identify the high-risk and technical loss points along the 33KV feeder lines. Again, this is to enable us to find out the causes for load rejection by DISCOs and to make recommendations for dealing with identified issues/challenges,” the Managing Director/CEO of NEMSA, Aliyu Tahir, explained.
Tahir added that NEMSA has shown zero tolerance for substandard practices in the industry by taking steps to strengthen and expand its core mandate of monitoring and certification of electrical installations in the Nigerian Electricity Supply Industry (NESI) as well as insisting that all electrical installations must meet the statutory requirement before certification.
Lending her voice to the exercise, the CEO of Ikeja Electric, Folake Soetan, in a meeting with the NEMSA team, said the discussions and steps taken by the Agency would play an important role in enhancing the effective delivery of quality service.
While commending NEMSA boss on his commitment to identifying the challenges that are hindering smooth power supply delivery in the country, Soetan further reiterated that the determination of the engineer Tahir-led NEMSA will go a long way in achieving the set goals of the Agency as well as that of Ikeja Electric.
At the end of the deliberation, which held at the Ikeja Electric corporate Headoffice, all stakeholders agreed and resolved to amongst others stamp out the inflow of bad/substandard electrical materials and equipment in Ikeja DisCo electricity network; have well-planned, designed and executed electrical installation works that would stand the test of time; reduce electrical accidents, electrocution and electrical fires within Ikeja Disco franchise area.
Both parties also agreed to have a more mutual relationship that will usher in the desired stable electricity networks and power systems that deliver safe, reliable, efficient and regular power supply and at the same time guarantee safety of lives and property in the NESI and all other workplaces.
