Nigeria has experienced another national electricity grid collapse, leading to a widespread blackout across the country.
The Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC) confirmed in a statement on X (formerly Twitter) that the grid collapsed at 6:58 pm on Monday evening.
The spokesperson for Enugu Electricity Distribution Company (EEDC), Emeka Ezeh, also confirmed the incident, stating that the general system collapse occurred at 18:48 hours.
This latest grid failure adds to the challenges facing Nigeria’s power sector, leaving millions of citizens without electricity.
The statement reads, “The Enugu Electricity Distribution Company PLC (EEDC) wishes to inform her esteemed customers of a general system collapse that occurred at 18:48 hours today, 14th October 2024. This has resulted in the loss of supply currently being experienced across the EEDC network.
“Consequently, 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 (NCC), Osogbo”, he said.
Also, Eko Distribution Company confirmed the grid collapse.
It wrote, “Dear Valued Customer,
“Kindly be informed there was a system collapse at 18:48hrs which has resulted to a loss of power supply across our network.
“We are currently working with our partners as we hope for speedy restoration of the grid. We will keep you updated as soon as power supply is restored.
“Kindly bear with us.”
