THE Enugu Electricity Distribution Company Plc (EEDC) said it experienced a general system collapse on Saturday, July 6 that affected electricity supply to customers in about five states in the southeast.
A statement on Saturday, July 6 by its head of corporate communications, Emeka Ezeh, the EEDC said the states affected include Abia, Anambra, Ebonyi, Enugu, and Imo.
“The Enugu Electricity Distribution Company Plc (EEDC) wishes to inform her 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.”According to the DisCo, all its interface Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) stations are out of supply, and the company is unable to provide services to its 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,” it said.
The nation’s electricity grid has been collapsing year-in-year-out, plunging several cities across Nigeria into darkness.
The ICIR reported that there have been concerns over the national grid not being unreliable, failing consumers on more than 141 occasions, despite the government privatising the sector over eleven years ago.