The Grid Post

Word for the week still remains: Go Get Your PVC! Elections are 7 Months away.

@MoraOgo What makes it not real time?

@TheGridPost The results are not real time. The result is after counting it,

The results would be real time. So, every Nigerian or elsewhere can view the real results irrespective of what INEC does later or tender in court. The platform would automatically Collate ward level, LG level and state level results with the real PU results . It wouldn't claim to be official INEC.

@wade_88 Have we really had foolproof evidence?

@TheGridPost And then what? We have had series of evidence from previous elections did it change anything?

What if there’s an independent platform to gather real time results from PU level. Wouldn’t it solve the whole problem?

@wade_88 Won't it atleast show evidently if there was rigging or not irrespective of what INEC says.

@TheGridPost Till ince tell you that the results are fake,we saw that at the last elections, when PU results snap at the PU where different from what was announced at the collation center.

@TheGridPost The fact that they try to buy our votes shows that our votes count

Votes really count else no politician would be engaging in vote buying nor even try to campaign to the sensibilities of voters. Stay positive!

@Chibuzor_Mordi That’s the right spirit.

@TheGridPost We are in a country that makes it feel like it doesn't matter Anyway, we'll go again

Word for the week still remains: Go Get Your PVC! Elections are 7 Months away.

If the rain was mild and only caused a temporary "transient" fault (like wires just shaking), the light usually comes back a few hours after the rain stops. But if it takes days, it likely means the storm caused a permanent fault, and the delay is entirely due to our prevailing system: The First stage is the patrol: ​Our grid lacks smart digital sensors that point to the exact location of a break. If a 33kV feeder line trips, the DisCo team has to physically get into a truck and drive along the entire length of the line sometimes across kilometers of rough terrain to manually hunt for what went wrong. Next delay might be how to access and carry out the fix: The patrol team might discover that the storm broke a concrete pole, snapped an aluminum conductor, or caused an aging transformer to blow its fuses. Fixing this requires clearing the debris, fetching a replacement pole from a central depot, and manually climbing to restring the heavy wires. Another scenario is Flooding: In coastal or poorly drained areas (like parts of Lagos or Port Harcourt), heavy rain floods underground cable ducts and feeder pillars. Operators cannot turn the power back on while high-voltage cables are submerged in water, or the equipment will violently explode. They have to wait days for the floodwaters to recede naturally.

@Deen_____Yaro Nothing like that!

Is there not????

@Thisisrayrae Obviously.

@TheGridPost So na lie?😭😹

Some persons really believe there is "drying of wire" after rainfall?

@TheGridPost Surprisingly, since we got into Band A. Our light rarely goes out, even when its raining. Before, I used to be surprised , but now I just love it for us.

@dee_Jide Incredible!

@TheGridPost 🤣🤣🤣 That concept is always funny to me.

Yes, but it comes at a significant cost. Also, there is the weight implication on Towers and Poles: The wires would sag more; more weight means more pull power on them making their natural fall/collapse a possibility.

Sorry about your appliances. ​The "flashing of light" is sometimes due to a persistent transient fault. The fault could be due to any reason across the distribution value chain: say, two saggy wires somewhere touching intermittently due to wind, causing the system to circuit-break momentarily. In modern systems, RECLOSERS handle this tripping and restoration automatically whenever there are such faults. ​The other major cause is manual troubleshooting by DisCo operators at the substation. For instance, if a line trips during a storm, the operator often doesn't know if a wire just briefly shook or if a pole actually snapped, so they manually flip the heavy circuit breaker back on to "test" the line. ​If the fault is still active, the system instantly shorts out and trips right back off, appearing in your house as a sudden, one-second flash of light that can easily fry sensitive electronics.

Classic "having Abraham aa a father". Nigeria(DisCos) practice Load shedding due to inadequate power to guarantee steady supply to every citizen at the same time. "Operators" usually power up FEEDERS in a predetermined timeline to manage the meagre supply: all Feeders cannot be up at the same time. In this predetermined timeline; Band A Feeders get highest priority. So, in this your case; your brother's connection had to virtually rob Peter to pay Paul....switching off a Feeder who is on TIME-ON in order to supply your Feeder during its OFF-TIME.

@Adeyink69168013 Have you not seen Reprivatization of DisCos mentioned repeatedly?

@TheGridPost He will never mention Discos as the problem of this particular case, Instead He is writing Epistle. He is a DISCO sympathizer. DISCOs have refused to rehabilitate, invest, reconstruct in their conductors, poles, transformers, switchgears etc.

Contrary to popular belief, nobody at the DisCo is sitting somewhere saying “rain don start, off am” 😅 From an engineering standpoint, rain itself is usually not what makes your supply dissappear. It just exposes weaknesses that already exist in our power system. It is more common in Nigeria because we rely heavily on overhead lines, maintenance is inconsistent in some areas, vegetation control is weak, and the BIGGEST OF ALL- restoration is sometimes at snail speed. Countries like the U.S., South Africa, and Canada also experience rain-related outages but their systems are generally more resilient, with faster fault isolation and quicker restoration. Here is what typically happens behind the scenes: 1. Tree contact with power lines: Most distribution lines are overhead and pass through areas with limited vegetation control. During storms, wind can push tree branches into 11kV or 33kV lines, causing short circuits or earth faults. Once detected, the system automatically trips to protect equipment. 2. Aging or weak infrastructure Transformers, insulators, jumper connections, and cable joints that work under normal dry conditions can become vulnerable when moisture increases. Rain doesn’t create the fault ), it often worsens existing weaknesses, especially on poorly maintained feeders. 3. Lightning and voltage surges Thunderstorms produce electrical surges that can destabilize the network. Protection systems isolate these faults quickly to prevent damage to transformers and substations. 4. Automatic protection systems: Substations use protective relays and circuit breakers. When abnormal current is detected, feeders trip automatically to prevent fires, equipment damage, or larger system failures.