FG breaks ground on new National Control Centre to strengthen grid reliability
The Federal Government has begun construction of a new National Control Centre in Osogbo, Osun State, to replace the 64-year-old facility and improve monitoring, coordination, and stability of Nigeria’s electricity…
The facility being replaced is 64 years old, meaning it predates much of Nigeria's modern grid infrastructure and has been cited as no longer adequate for monitoring and coordinating electricity supply nationwide. The new centre is being built in Osogbo, Osun State, for the Nigerian Independent System Operator (NISO), the body responsible for managing the national grid.
Grid instability, including nationwide collapses, has been a recurring problem in Nigeria's power sector, often blamed in part on outdated control and monitoring infrastructure. A modernised control centre would be aimed at giving operators better real-time visibility and coordination over the grid, though the coverage here does not detail a timeline for completion or the project's cost.