Nationwide blackout as electricity grid collapses again
Nigeria experienced a total blackout on Saturday as the national electricity grid collapsed, for the fourth time in 2024.
The incident which occurred around 3,10pm was confirmed in a statement on Saturday by the Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC).
It said the power outage being experienced within its franchise was due to a system failure from the national grid.
“Please be informed that the power outage being experienced is due to a system failure from the national grid at 3:10pm today, affecting the power supply to our franchise areas,” the AEDC said.
The Enugu Electricity Distribution Company also confirmed the development.
In a statement, the DisCo said all its interface in the Transmission Company of Nigeria stations were out of supply, saying it was unable to provide services to customers in Abia, Anambra, Ebonyi, Enugu, and Imo states.
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“The Enugu Electricity Distribution Company wishes to inform its esteemed customers of a general system collapse which occurred at 15:09 hours today, 6th July 2024. This has resulted in the loss of supply currently being experienced across the network.
“Due to this development, all our interface TCN stations are out of supply, and we are unable to provide services to our customers in Abia, Anambra, Ebonyi, Enugu, and Imo states.
“We are on standby awaiting detailed information of the collapse and restoration of supply from the National Control Centre, Osogbo,” the statement by the EEDC Head of Corporate Communications, Emeka Ezeh, read.
The national electricity grid, on February 4, collapsed for the first time in 2024.
Also, the country suffered another nationwide blackout on March 28.
On April 14, the nation’s electricity grid experienced another system collapse.
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