West Africa: System Operator Joins West Africa Power Pool Amid Nigeria's Grid Disturbances
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The Nigerian Independent System Operator (NISO) has been integrated into the West Africa Power Pool (WAPP), a pivotal step toward regional power stability, even as the national grid faced repeated collapses in early 2026.
NISO said on Wednesday it was formally admitted into the West WAPP, marking a significant milestone in Nigeria's electricity sector reform and regional power integration efforts.
Recall that the national grid collapsed for the second time on January 26, following an initial failure on January 23, leaving millions in darkness across major cities.
In November last year, the Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, said Nigeria had successfully conducted a grid synchronisation test connecting the national electricity grid with the interconnected WAPP system.
The minister said the synchronisation would enable the country to optimise generation costs, deepen industrialisation, strengthen regulatory oversight, and expand its leadership in the energy landscape of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS).
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