National Grid Collapses
EKO HOT BLOG reports that once again, the nation grapples with a nationwide blackout, marking the second occurrence in 2024 within a span of three months.
At 4:30 pm on Thursday, the centrally managed national electricity grid from Osogbo, Osun state, experienced a collapse, plunging millions of homes and businesses into darkness.
Multiple distribution companies (DisCos) reported inactive feeders, leading to widespread power outages across the country.
Data from the Transmission Company of Nigeria’s (TCN’s) generation trend showed the grid collapsed at about 4 pm on Thursday and dropped from 2,984 megawatts (MW) to zero in an hour, with all 21 plants connected to the grid ceasing operations by 5 pm.
Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC), in a statement on Thursday, said the current power outage is due to a system failure from the national grid.
“The system collapsed at about 16:28 hours today 28 March 2024, causing the outage currently being experienced across our franchise area,” AEDC said.
National Grid Collapses
“We appeal for your understanding as all stakeholders are working hard to restore normal supply.”
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In a notice to its customers, the management of Eko Electricity Distribution Company (EKEDC) said the system collapse resulted in a loss of power supply across its 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. Kindly bear with us,” EKEDC said.
In 2023, the grid collapsed three consecutive times in 2023. These were on September 14, 19 and December 11.
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