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According to information gathered by The Eastern Updates, Nigeria’s national electricity grid suffered yet another collapse at approximately 6:18 p.m. on Monday, plunging many parts of the country into darkness. The latest incident has added to the growing frustration of Nigerians, who continue to grapple with frequent power outages.
According to checks conducted by our correspondent, power generation took a significant dive, falling from 3.87 gigawatts at 5 p.m. to 3.56GW an hour later at 6 p.m. By 7 p.m., the situation worsened as generation hit a shocking 0.00GW, which persisted into 8 p.m., effectively plunging the nation into total darkness.
The Enugu Electricity Distribution Company (EEDC) acknowledged the collapse of the national grid in a statement released on Monday evening. They confirmed that the unexpected disruption occurred earlier in the day, severely impacting power supply across several regions.
The EEDC informed its customers “of a general system collapse that occurred at 18:48 hours today, 14th October 2024,” saying this has 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,” the EEDC stated in the statement signed by the Head of Corporate Communications, Emeka Ezeh.
The Abuja Disco also said, “Dear Valued Customer, 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.
“Rest assured, we are working with the relevant stakeholders to restore power as soon as the grid is stabilised. Thank you for your understanding.”
