By Joshua Tosin Ogunsakin 
Different interest groups in the Nigerian Electricity Supply Industry (NESI) yesterday raised the alarm as the Independent System Operator (ISO) of the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) blocked access to distribution companies (DisCos) daily load profile on its website.
The section of the website has been inaccessible for over a month with no one offering explanation.
Meanwhile, the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN), spokesperson, Ndidi Mbah did not answer calls to her mobile line. She also refused to respond to the WhatsApp message sent to her for inquiry.
Responding to the situation, Sage Consulting, Lead Power Sector Analyst, Mr. Bode Fadipe said the fact that the TCN barred access to the DisCos load profile for this long raises the question if it has something to conceal from the stakeholders.
He described the website’s daily load profile as the tool with which customers and other members of the public can assess the performance of the energy distributors.
Fadipe stressed that platform should be a validation measure for holding the DisCos accountable.
He said allowing the DisCos to operate without access to the load profile could aid them to reject load.
His words: “If other information is accessible on that platform and it is not a technical issue what could be responsible for that? Do they have anything to hide?
” If they have resorted to that, we call for greater transparency so that it can help us to see performance. I think it is not a very good sign because the power sector is supposed to be a transparent industry where people can pick up information and the public can monitor all the time and be able to hold DisCos responsible.”