fr3do:
In a healthy Electrical system with breakers, relays and other switchgear fully operational, short circuits and open circuits are isolated within less than a second.

But because the authorities are cutting corners, these equipment are not working or there. Thats why they dey seize light when rain dey fall.

Opinionated:
Ikeja Electric also known as (IKEDC) has taken time to explain why it is common to electricity cut in Nigeria when there is a rainstorm.

It posted the explanation on Twitter thus:

Do You know?

That power outages during storms are mostly a safety measure that in the event of a short circuit, broken branch or strong winds felling poles, lives and property may be protected as there is significantly increased risk of harm where wires remain energized in a strong storm?

What do you think: a good thing or not?

Source: http://www.opinions.ng/electricity-cut-rainstorm-nigeria-ikedc/

Opinionated:
Ikeja Electric also known as (IKEDC) has taken time to explain why it is common to electricity cut in Nigeria when there is a rainstorm.

It posted the explanation on Twitter thus:

Do You know?

That power outages during storms are mostly a safety measure that in the event of a short circuit, broken branch or strong winds felling poles, lives and property may be protected as there is significantly increased risk of harm where wires remain energized in a strong storm?

What do you think: a good thing or not?

Source: http://www.opinions.ng/electricity-cut-rainstorm-nigeria-ikedc/

It is a safety feature to protect transmission lines, the difference between Nigeria and other advanced countries is that our trip off threshold has been lowered significantly as a safe working allowance for our dilapidated transmission infrastructure, or completely disabled in other words, if you upgrade both transmission and distribution infrastructure, you don't need to cut power during bad weather.
IKEDC forgot to tell you it is their responsibilityto do the upgrade that will forestall such

fr3do:
In a healthy Electrical system with breakers, relays and other switchgear fully operational, short circuits and open circuits are isolated within less than a second.

But because the authorities are cutting corners, these equipment are not working or there. Thats why they dey seize light when rain dey fall.

Talknochip:
Smh... And the power usually remains 'CUT' for days, atimes weeks even after the rainstorm! ( JEDC,KEDC ) are very guilty of this...

Dottore:
Rubbish. Why are outages a rare occurrence in other countries. Why are they still using overhead electric poles. We keep defending mediocrity.

anibirelawal:
I thought they do wait for the electric cable to get dried before restoring power.

great664:


Yes Bro... Since the rain fell 5days ago in my area.. they are waiting for the pole to dry before restoring the light and it wants to rain again today I guess it will be 2weeks before the pole completely dried... That's if there's no rain fall in between

TeameeMoses:
true talk for Ilorin where i lives in or Kwara in general, two weeks is not even enough to dry the wire....

chuka5000:
most European countries experience heavy storm and rainfalls far worse than ours yet u will never hear anything like power cut.
they should just accept they're inexperienced or that they no wan work. simple.



modified, for all who's quoting me saying that European countries don't suffer harsh weather conditions worse than ours, please use ur Google well.
at least I've seen some myself.

dominion001:
The question is why are you still using overhead poles in 21st century, that is spoiling the beauty of cities everywhere. In sane countries every connection is done underground, u don't see poles everywhere but lights everywhere.

RaptorX:
Not true, developed countries like the US still use overhead poles everywhere. Only in the CBD like downtown is where the lines are underground.

chuka5000:
most European countries experience heavy storm and rainfalls far worse than ours yet u will never hear anything like power cut.
they should just accept they're inexperienced or that they no wan work. simple.



modified, for all who's quoting me saying that European countries don't suffer harsh weather conditions worse than ours, please use ur Google well.
at least I've seen some myself.

Opinionated:
Ikeja Electric also known as (IKEDC) has taken time to explain why it is common to electricity cut in Nigeria when there is a rainstorm.

It posted the explanation on Twitter thus:

Do You know?

That power outages during storms are mostly a safety measure that in the event of a short circuit, broken branch or strong winds felling poles, lives and property may be protected as there is significantly increased risk of harm where wires remain energized in a strong storm?

What do you think: a good thing or not?

Source: http://www.opinions.ng/electricity-cut-rainstorm-nigeria-ikedc/

Goldaccumulator:

Read about thunder protectors man.

dominion001:
The question is why are you still using overhead poles in 21st century, that is spoiling the beauty of cities everywhere. In sane countries every connection is done underground, u don't see poles everywhere but lights everywhere.

RaptorX:
Not true, developed countries like the US still use overhead poles everywhere. Only in the CBD like downtown is where the lines are underground.

hisgrace090:
Only because we never developed.
Still living in a jungle with it many trees.

Seedorph09:
It is because of those people that they give construction of poles contract to. Inadequate experience.
There own is to just dig ground and erect poles not minding the feets that they are supposed to dig. 6feets is the standardized one but our electricians in Nigeria usually digs length of shover. Imagine!
Though, i don't blame them because they are using bar( iron rod with sharp pin mouth) to dig it with token amount of money,while other countries are using machines. TALO WA FEKU??

salford1:

yes. workmanship is very bad too. Those naija O/H infrastructure always look like they were erected by bricklayers instead of Powerline Technicians. I wonder if they have a construction standards that they follow.

Dottore:
Rubbish. Why are outages a rare occurrence in other countries. Why are they still using overhead electric poles. We keep defending mediocrity.

progress69:


Abeg wetin dem dey use for other countries?

Many of u will be shocked at what u will see abroad when u travel..lol

Even here in US, they warn of us potential power outages when there is a storm or any other thing that can down branches or electric poles.

chuka5000:
most European countries experience heavy storm and rainfalls far worse than ours yet u will never hear anything like power cut.
they should just accept they're inexperienced or that they no wan work. simple.



modified, for all who's quoting me saying that European countries don't suffer harsh weather conditions worse than ours, please use ur Google well.
at least I've seen some myself.