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Nigerians face nationwide blackout as DisCos confirm grid collapse

NIGERIANS have again been plunged into a nationwide blackout following the collapse of the national grid system.

Many of the Distribution Companies (DisCos) have confirmed the nationwide blackout in their official X handle.

The national grid has collapsed at various times this year, checks by The ICIR indicate.

The current incident shows that the DisCos are currently receiving no power from the grid, leaving their feeders without electricity.

In its statement, the Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC) said the national grid collapsed at 6:58 pm.

According to AEDC, a system failure at the national grid affected the power supply from its franchise area.

“Please be informed that the power outage being experienced is due to a system failure from the national grid at 6:58 pm today, affecting the power supply to our franchise areas,” it stated.

The Enugu Electricity Distribution Company (EEDC), in the statement by its head of corporate communications, Emeka Ezeh, said the company was unable to provide power to its customers in Abia, Anambra, Ebonyi, Enugu, and Imo states.

“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,” Ezeh said.

The system collapse resulted in the loss of supply currently being experienced across the EEDC network.

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“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,” Ezeh added.

Also, the Eko Electricity Distribution Company (EKEDC) confirmed the national grid collapse, hinting that the company was working with stakeholders to restore it.

“Kindly be informed there was a system collapse at 18:48hrs which has resulted in 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 the power supply is restored,” EKEDC stated.

    The ICIR can recall that on August 5, various DisCos experienced feeders’ inactivity, resulting in widespread blackouts nationwide.

    On July 6, April 15, March 28 and February 4, the country was plunged into a nationwide blackout following the national grid collapse.

    The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC), an independent regulatory body with authority for the regulation of the electric power industry in the country, has yet to make a statement about yesterday’s nationwide blackout at the time of filing this report.

    However, the DisCos stated they are working with the relevant stakeholders to restore power as soon as the grid is stabilised.

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