NIGERIA SEEKS CANADA’S SUPPORT ON ELECTRICITY GRID MODERNISATION

NIGERIA SEEKS CANADA’S SUPPORT ON ELECTRICITY GRID MODERNISATION

The Nigerian Independent System Operator (NISO) and the Canadian High Commission have identified strategic areas for collaboration aimed at advancing Nigeria’s electricity sector through capacity development, technology transfer, renewable energy integration, digital transformation and investment in critical power infrastructure.

This was when the Canadian High Commissioner to Nigeria, David Sproule, led a delegation to the NISO Headquarters in Abuja,

Managing Director of NISO, Abdu Mohammed informs the Canadian delegation that NISO is driving the modernisation of Nigeria’s electricity industry through digital transformation initiatives, including the implementation of Supervisory Control Data Acquisition (SCADA) System, Energy Management System (EMS), development of advanced electricity market trading platforms and the deployment of telemetry and Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) to facilitate more efficient electricity market operations.

He also highlights NISO’s strategic role in planning and evaluating national grid expansion projects, identifying priority investments, integrating renewable energy into the national grid and promoting private sector participation through Public-Private Partnerships (PPP) to accelerate transmission infrastructure development.

NISO MD identifies capacity development, technical exchange programmes, renewable energy integration, battery energy storage systems, digital grid technologies, research, innovation and investment as key areas where Canada and NISO could establish mutually beneficial partnerships.

Canadian High Commissioner to Nigeria David Sproule, expresses Canada’s readiness to support Nigeria’s energy transition and power sector modernisation by leveraging Canadian expertise in electricity system management, renewable energy integration, energy storage technologies, cyber security and electricity market operations.