1Ph.D., Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Enugu State University of Science and TechnologyEnugu, Nigeria
2Ph.D., Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Enugu State University of Science and TechnologyEnugu, Nigeria
3Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Enugu State University of Science and Technology (ESUT), Enugu-Nigeria
4Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Enugu State University of Science and Technology (ESUT), Enugu-Nigeria
5Department of Electrical/Electronic Engineering, Enugu State University of Science & Technology, ESUT, Enugu-Nigeria
6Department of Electrical/Electronic Engineering, Enugu State University of Science & Technology, ESUT, Enugu-Nigeria
The Nigerian power system is bedeviled with series of constant power failures and outage, most of which are either technical or non-technical in nature. These problems can range from tripping of lines on account of faulty equipment to constant increase in load more than the available power supply. Others are natural or weather related problems like wind, flood, earthquakes and the likes. Presented is the data showing the incidence of outages in Nigeria for 2003, 2004 and 2005[3] and data showing total and partial collapses from 2009 – 2012. These data were analysed to show the incessant occurrence of outages in the system, followed by some recommendations.
Poor power quality, Power outage, Transmission line, System stability, Voltage collapse
