Nigerians hit by power outage as national grid collapses again
The national electricity grid suffered a system collapse today, leading to power outages across the country.
The development comes as Nigerians are experiencing epileptic power supply and a hike in fuel prices.
The grid is infamous for experiencing disruptions — it collapsed in February, May, July and August 2021.
Electricity distribution companies (DisCos) in the country said the recent collapse of the grid occurred at 10:40am and disrupted power supply within their networks.
Eko Electricity Distribution Company Limited (EKEDC) apologised to customers and promised to keep them updated on the situation.
“Dear esteemed customer, we regret to inform you of a total system collapse on the national grid at 10:40 am today, leading to outages across our network,” EKEDC said.
“We are closely monitoring the situation with our TCN partners to determine the cause and a timeline for resolution.”
Enugu Electricity Distribution Plc, another DisCo, said its customers in five states have no power supply.