The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has inaugurated a Network Monitoring System Development Committee to enhance grid stability and mitigate power system disturbances in the country.
The committee’s primary objective is to design and implement an advanced monitoring system equipped with integrated data analysis and real-time operational awareness capabilities to ensure optimisation of generation and transmission resources in our grid operations.
The Executive Director, Independent System Operations, Mrs Nafisat Ali, disclosed this during the commission’s inauguration in Abuja, Nigeria’s capital.
and transmission line availability, addressing frequent system disturbances.
The committee will leverage home-grown technologies like the Internet of Things (IoT) and artificial intelligence (AI) to build the Network Management System application. pic.twitter.com/Pxmo9jcF3m
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Highlighting the importance of this initiative, Mrs Ali noted that the system operator is responsible for managing the entire power system network, which includes planning and monitoring operations.
“However, the current manual operation poses challenges in terms of visibility and tracking the activities of various stakeholders.“
She mentioned that the increasing complexity of the power system necessitates the development of a comprehensive network monitoring system.
The Committee Chairman, Ojo Oladeji, who is also the Assistant General Manager Research at the Independent System Operations, noted that TCN’s in-house engineers have proficiently maintained the system with locally developed solutions.
According to him, the committee intends to leverage the capabilities of Phase Measuring Units (PMU) along with existing IoT data to meet its goals.
“Independent System Operations, the comprehensive deployment of IoT throughout the grid network, coupled with the integration of artificial intelligence (AI) tools across generation, transmission, and distribution data processing, will significantly enhance the project’s success,” he added.
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