Nigeria Miscellaneous Lines

The national power grid of Nigeria is composed primarily of 132 kV long-range transmission lines carrying electricity produced at 26 power stations to commercial and residential areas throughout the state. The system is incredibly antiquated as a result of mismanagement and neglect during the era of military rule. As a consequence, fewer than 50 percent of Nigerians are actually connected to the national power grid and private power generation exceeds public production and transmission. Per capita electrical consumption in Nigeria is among the lowest in the world at 155kWh; for purpose of comparison, this figure is just 7 percent of Brazil’s consumption and 3 percent of South Africa’s. Of the electricity that is produced, nearly 45 percent is loss during transmission due to dilapidated infrastructure. In March 2005, the National Assembly passed the Electric Power Sector Reform Act, allowing private companies to invest and operate power-related companies in Nigeria. This law has permitted competitive bidding not only for management of power plants, but also for the construction of new transmission lines throughout Nigeria. Upon election in 2011, President Goodluck Jonathan announced that expanding power generation and transmission would be his number one priority for his term as a component of his ‘Transformation Agenda. ISO3-International Organization for Standardization 3-digit country code FROM_NM-Origin city TO_NM-Extent city STATUS-Status of line (2008) VOLTAGE_KV-Voltage of transmission line (kV) PROJECT_NM-Project name SOURCE_DT-Source creation date SOURCE-Primary source Collection This HGIS was generated from data collected from the African Development Bank. Due to the lack of information on the Nigerian power grid, this shapefile may contain some minor inaccuracies and/or may not fully represent the full extent of the current Nigerian power grid. The data included herein have not been derived from a registered survey and should be considered approximate unless otherwise defined. While rigorous steps have been taken to ensure the quality of each dataset, DigitalGlobe Analytics is not responsible for the accuracy and completeness of data compiled from outside sources. Sources (HGIS) African Development Bank Group, "African Development Bank Group - Nigeria." Last modified 2013. Accessed April 16, 2013. http://www.afdb.org/. Sources (Metadata) The Guardian, "Nigerian Power Grid to Receive Bids." Last modified 2012. Accessed April 16, 2013. http://www.guardian.co.uk. Nigerian Federal Government, "Presidential Task Force on Power." Last modified 2011. Accessed April 16, 2013. http://nigeriapowerreform.org.