Smart Grid Technology and Its Possible Applications to the Nigeria 330 kV Power System

Abstract

It is a known fact that the epileptic power situation in Nigeria has become a recurring decimal. In the light of this stark reality of a country like Nigeria which is constantly p lunged into pitch darkness all year round, it h as become expedient for a sustainable and urgent remedy to be sought if our country will ev er think of rubbing sh oulders with the econo mies of the world. We find ourselves in this pathetic scenario that it has given rise to this paper which tends to review possi- ble ways and means of redressing the ugly trend. This paper examines the prospects and possible applications of Smart Grid Technology (SGT) to the Nigeria Power System. Nigeria Power System consists of 28 buses, 32 Transmission lines and 10 generating stations, with a view to reduce the high active and re a ctiv e tr an smission losses. The study shows that smart grid system will make the present network more efficient and reliable by co nnecting different sources of dis- tributed generators into the existing grid. Basic requirements necessary for the application of SGT using the Nigeria Power System as a case study were discussed.