Nigerian Electricity Management Services Agency (NEMSA) Safety Ranking in the Power Sector September 2022
Nigerian Electricity Management Services Agency (NEMSA) releases the safety rankings of DISCOs & TCN in the power sector for September 2022. The agency highlights factors contributing to electrical accidents, such as poor response to monitored networks, use of substandard materials, equipment failures, and non-adherence to safety rules. The revised ranking criteria include metrics like fatalities, major injuries, resolved network issues, and reporting compliance. NEMSA emphasizes the need for operators to address these issues urgently to improve safety in the power sector.
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NIGERIAN ELECTRICITY MANAGEMENT SERVICES AGENCY NIGERIAN ELECTRICITY MANAGEMENT SERVICES AGENCY (NEMSA) (NEMSA) SAFETY RANKING OF DISCOS & TCN IN THE POWER SECTOR SEPTEMBER 2022 RANKING by Engr. Aliyu Tukur Tahir Managing Director/CEO & Chief Electrical Inspector of the Federation NEMSA 1 No. 4, Dar es Salaam Crescent, Off Aminu Kano Crescent, Wuse II, Abuja, Nigeria. www.nemsa.gov.ng
NIGERIAN ELECTRICITY MANAGEMENT SERVICES AGENCY NIGERIAN ELECTRICITY MANAGEMENT SERVICES AGENCY (NEMSA) (NEMSA) Many of the electrical accidents that occur in the power Many of the electrical accidents that occur in the power industry can be attributed to these major factors: industry can be attributed to these major factors: (v) Poor Response to Monitored Networks & Use of Substandard Materials. (i) System Protection Equipment Failures. (vi) Non-adherence to Safety Rules, Requirements and Regulations. (ii) In some cases, the total absence of protection devices. (vii) Inadequate knowledge of Safety precaution on the part of operators and ignorance on the part of Consumers/Public. (iii) Poor Termination, Poor maintenance of Ageing Networks. (iv) Violation of Right-of-Way and related issues. (viii) Vandalisation of Power equipment and materials. Operators of the Power Sector to address these urgently. 2 Nigerian Electricity Management Services Agency
NIGERIAN ELECTRICITY MANAGEMENT SERVICES AGENCY NIGERIAN ELECTRICITY MANAGEMENT SERVICES AGENCY (NEMSA) (NEMSA) REVISED RANKING CRITERIA NETWORK RESOLVED Major Injuries DESCRIPTION EVENT SCORES Fatalities (Deaths) No. Resolved Scores I. TOTAL ACCIDENTS NOT SCORED SCORED No. of Fatalities Scores No. of Persons with Major Injuries Scores 21 & Above 30 II. NO. OF FATALITIES 0 40 0 40 16 20 20 0 20 III. NO. OF MAJOR INJURIES 1 - 2 20 0 20 11 15 10 1 2 15 3 & Above 0 IV. NO. OF BAD NETWORKS RESOLVED 5 10 >21 30 5 3 4 10 2015 BASELINE STUDY: Average Deaths/ month = 9.5 (10) Below 5 0 V. DISCONNECTED STRUCTURES UNDER /WITHIN RIGHT-OF-WAY 5 6 5 >20 5 2015 BASELINE STUDY: Average/ month = 7.5 (8) 7 & Above 0 VI. REPORTING COMPLIANCE 4 5 REPORTING COMPLIANCE Disconnected Structures under Right-of-Way Response Scores TOTAL 100 Within 1 week 5 Structures under Right-of-Way removed Scores Within 2 weeks 4 21 & Above 5 Within 3 weeks 3 11 20 3 Within 4 weeks 2 5 10 1 0 0 Below 5 0 3 Nigerian Electricity Management Services Agency
NIGERIAN ELECTRICITY MANAGEMENT SERVICES AGENCY (NEMSA) MONTH: SEPTEMBER,2022 WEIGHTED SCORE RAW DATA STRUCTURES UNDER RIGHT OF WAY DISCONNECTED TOTAL ACCIDENTS WITH DEATHS TOTAL NO. OF DEATHS [STAFF] TOTAL NO. OF DEATHS [3RD PARTY] NO. OF BAD NETWORKS RESOLVED BY DISCO / TCN STRUCTURES UNDER RIGHT OF WAY DISCONNECTED DEATHS [STAFF & 3RD PARTY] BAD NETWORKS RESOLVED NO. OF MAJOR INJURIES MAJOR INJURIES REPORTING COMPLIANCETOTAL S/No . REPORTING COMPLIANCE RANKING DISCO 8 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 ABUJA 70 40 20 5 0 5 2 8 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 BENIN 40 20 5 0 5 70 2 10 0 0 10 0 0 6 11 12 N/A 1 0 N/A 1 0 N/A 0 0 N/A 0 1 N/A 3 43 N/A 1 1 3 EKO 20 20 10 0 5 55 4 4 ENUGU 0 5 IBADAN 70 40 20 0 5 5 2 12 0 0 0 0 0 3 6 IKEJA 40 20 10 0 3 73 1 2 0 0 0 0 11 1 7 JOS 40 20 0 3 5 68 3 10 1 0 1 0 0 1 8 KADUNA 20 15 5 0 5 45 5 42 2 1 1 0 13 1 9 KANO 20 15 30 3 5 73 1 PORT HARCOU RT 11 YOLA 40 1 0 1 2 0 1 10 20 15 30 0 5 70 2 10 10 165 0 1 6 0 0 2 0 1 4 0 1 4 0 0 70 1 1 40 20 5 0 5 2 70 12 TCN 20 15 5 0 5 45 5 TOTAL 4 Note: Discos should rectify defective networks reported to them by NEMSA as a priority. Notification by Discos to NEMSA for verification should be weekly, rather than waiting till end of the month. N/A: Not available
NIGERIAN ELECTRICITY MANAGEMENT SERVICES AGENCY NIGERIAN ELECTRICITY MANAGEMENT SERVICES AGENCY (NEMSA) (NEMSA) Compliance Record on Disconnection of Structures/Premises under or within Right-of-Way of Power Lines September,2022 TOTAL PREMISES/STRUCTURES DISCONNECTED 0 0 N/A 3 43 0 11 0 13 0 0 70 TOTAL PREMISES/STRUCTURES DEMOLISHED 0 0 N/A 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 DISCO RANKING LAST LAST LAST 4 1 LAST 3 LAST 2 LAST LAST 1 ABUJA 2 BENIN 3 EKO 4 ENUGU 5 IBADAN 6 IKEJA 7 JOS 8 KADUNA 9 KANO 10PORT HARCOURT 11YOLA TOTAL Notes: 1. Compliance by Discos to disconnect premises/buildings/structures under and within right-of-way of power lines has been unsatisfactory. Discos are to note that they will be liable should electrical accidents occur in premises/buildings/structures which are under and/or within right-of-way of power lines and which the Discos are supplying electricity to. 2. 5
NIGERIAN ELECTRICITY MANAGEMENT SERVICES AGENCY NIGERIAN ELECTRICITY MANAGEMENT SERVICES AGENCY (NEMSA) (NEMSA) Compliance Record on Disconnection of Structures/Premises under or within Right-of-Way of Power Lines January September 2022. S/No. DISCO JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUNE JULY AUG SEPT OCT NOV DEC TOTAL ABUJA 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 BENIN 6 0 0 0 0 5 0 17 28 EKO N/A 3 43 0 11 0 13 0 0 6 5 8 28 0 0 15 6 68 ENUGU 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 7 IBADAN 48 48 74 59 21 14 6 13 326 IKEJA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 JOS 27 18 13 21 15 17 28 13 163 KADUNA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 KANO 22 21 0 5 21 15 19 23 139 PORT HARCOURT 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 YOLA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 TOTAL 59 51 68 72 109 94 95 113 70 731 Notes: TOTAL PREMISES/STRUCTURES DISCONNECTED 1. Compliance by Discos to disconnect premises/buildings/structures under and within right-of-way of power lines has been unsatisfactory. 2. Discos are to note that they will be liable should electrical accidents occur in premises/buildings/structures which are under and/or within right-of-way of power lines and which the Discos are supplying electricity to. 6
NIGERIAN ELECTRICITY MANAGEMENT SERVICES AGENCY NIGERIAN ELECTRICITY MANAGEMENT SERVICES AGENCY (NEMSA) (NEMSA) DISCOS & TCN RANKING TREND IN SEPTEMBER 2022 S/No . DISCO JAN FEB MARCH APRIL MAY JUNE JULY AUG SEPT OCT NOV DEC YTD 1 ABUJA 2 4 2 6 5 6 8 6 2 6 2 BENIN 8 6 7 8 6 8 6 5 2 8 3 EKO 4 2 6 2 3 2 5 1 6 2 4 ENUGU 1 3 1 1 2 1 2 2 4 1 5 IBADAN 6 5 10 5 9 8 7 7 2 10 6 IKEJA 5 4 3 3 5 7 3 5 1 4 7 JOS 7 10 8 9 7 5 4 4 3 9 8 KADUNA 6 8 7 1 4 3 9 4 5 7 KANO PORT HARCOURT 11 YOLA 9 3 1 5 4 1 7 9 3 1 3 10 5 4 4 6 9 4 1 4 2 5 6 7 9 7 8 9 6 5 2 10 12 TCN 9 9 11 6 7 4 6 5 5 11 7 Nigerian Electricity Management Services Agency
NIGERIAN ELECTRICITY MANAGEMENT SERVICES AGENCY NIGERIAN ELECTRICITY MANAGEMENT SERVICES AGENCY (NEMSA) (NEMSA) Operators of the Power Sector are expected to achieve Zero target for Electrocutions & Injuries nationwide. Discos are encouraged to report domestic electrocutions not directly connected with their networks, for information only. This will not count against their ranking. if they intensify efforts at: (i) revamping/calibrating their protection schemes & equipment (ii) rectifying defective networks to prevent electrical accidents and reduce technical losses. (iii) educating the general public on the need for extreme caution with using electricity! 8 Nigerian Electricity Management Services Agency
NIGERIAN ELECTRICITY MANAGEMENT SERVICES AGENCY NIGERIAN ELECTRICITY MANAGEMENT SERVICES AGENCY (NEMSA) (NEMSA) SAFETY TIPS Do not build structures or carry out activities under power lines Avoid contact with electric poles, Tv antenna poles, conductors and other electrical equipment installed in the open. Avoid staying under trees with conductors running over such trees. Avoid climbing masts constructed close to power lines. Avoid power cables and metallic objects. Wear rubber sole shoes always when on wet grounds. Report any fallen electric poles or conductors to the nearest electricity utility company or to NEMSA office nearest to you. Do not attempt to touch these. Work Safely! Safety First - Safety Always NEMSA. 9 Nigerian Electricity Management Services Agency
