Power quality issues: Power supply interruptions as key constraint to development in Ekiti State, Nigeria

The power quality issues in the world today are critical to development of different nations. Prosperity each nation depends on availability constant supply and is very important required developments past, present future. Constant a major challenge Africa particularly Nigeria where generated less than thirty percent power. metrics voltage sag, flickers, spikes, harmonics, notching, transients interruptions. This paper reviewed interruptions as they affect State. level Ekiti State was thoroughly examined causes interruption were investigated. method used collection data respect feeders from Benin distribution company, assessment collected through simple programming command for plotting graphs use MATLAB 2015 depicting behavioural pattern period six months 2016. result shows that interrelationship between it affects domestic consumers, small medium scale enterprise adversely. Recommendations suggested with objective solving problems being set up by these include installation reactors, automatic regulators effective tap changing system lines, busses transformer substation respectively.