{
  "id": 19551381,
  "title": "Nigeria’s grid breaches limits despite 85% plant utilisation",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/11/nigerias-grid-breaches-limits-despite-85-plant-utilisation-19551381",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-11T21:18:51.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Punch Nigeria",
    "slug": "punch-nigeria",
    "url": "https://punchng.com/nigerias-grid-breaches-limits-despite-85-plant-utilisation/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Nigeria's power grid experienced frequency and voltage levels deviating from prescribed limits in October, despite power plants operating at 85% of their generation capacity, according to the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC). The regulator reported that the monthly average lower grid frequency (49.46 Hz) and upper grid frequency (50.66 Hz) exceeded the range of 49.75 Hz to 50.25 Hz. Similarly, the average lower grid voltage (305.00 kV) and upper grid voltage (353.94 kV) were higher than the prescribed limits of 313.50 kV to 346.50 kV. Power plants, however, maintained relatively high utilisation of their available capacity, with an average of 85% in October, down by 1.02% from the previous month. Despite the high utilisation, the decline in available generation capacity and grid frequency and voltage deviations underscore the challenges in maintaining a stable power system in Nigeria.",
  "summary": "Nigeria’s electricity grid operated outside prescribed frequency and voltage limits in October, despite power plants using 85% of available capacity. Read More: https://punchng.com/nigerias-grid-breaches-limits-despite-85-plant-utilisation/",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}