Tuesday, October 15, 2024 -The National grid has collapsed again, leading to a nationwide blackout.
This marks the second occurrence within 24 hours and
causing widespread outages across the country.
The first collapse took place on Monday evening, significantly disrupting both
domestic and business activities nationwide.
Despite extensive investments worth billions of naira in the
energy sector, Nigeria continues to struggle with unreliable electricity supply.
In a statement on Tuesday, Eko Electricity Distribution
Company (EKEDC) confirmed another grid failure, less than a day after Monday’s
incident.
“Dear Valued Customer, please be informed that there was a system collapse at
09:17 hrs, leading to a loss of power supply across our network. We are working
closely with our partners and expect a speedy restoration of the grid. Updates
will be provided as soon as power is restored,” the statement read.
Meanwhile, Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC)
reported that power outages experienced on Monday evening were partially
restored by Tuesday morning to areas within its franchise, including parts of
Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory.
The country’s seat of power has been affected by several grid
collapses since President Bola Tinubu took office on May 29, 2023.
Some areas, such as Deidei, Suleja, Lugbe, and Kuje, saw
power restored by 5:15 a.m. on Tuesday. AEDC had earlier attributed the outage
to the national grid collapse, with a statement on Monday evening confirming
that the collapse occurred at approximately 6:58 p.m.
“We are working with relevant stakeholders to restore power as soon as the grid
stabilizes,” the company assured its customers.
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