Many Nigerian cities in darkness as national grid collapses again
Many Nigerian cities are currently in darkness as the national grid collapsed again on Wednesday.
The collapse, the second time in the year, was obtained from the Nigerian System Operator’s portal (niggrid.org), and it occurred around 11:30 am on Wednesday.
Although the Transmission Company of Nigeria, TCN, has not said anything about the cause, the Abuja Electricity Distribution Company, AEDC, confirmed and informed its customers that it happened around 11:30 am on Wednesday.
According to the Abuja DisCo, in a statement on its official X handle, “We regret to inform you that a system disturbance occurred on the national grid at 11:34 am today (Wednesday), causing a power outage across our franchise areas.
“While gradual restoration of power supply has commenced, please be assured that we are working closely with relevant stakeholders to fully restore electricity as soon as the grid is stabilised.”
Also, a Nigeria National Grid account on X wrote on Wednesday, “There was a “GRID DISTURBANCE” before noon today (Wednesday). Parts of the country experienced an outage”.
The grid disturbance comes after the one that occurred on January 11, 2025.
This incident follows a pattern of instability, with the grid suffering about 12 consecutive collapses in 2024.
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