The current total absence of public power supply in different parts of the country since Monday evening is as a result of the collapse of the national grid once again.
This situation which has plunged millions of Nigerians into darkness has been reported by various distribution agencies including, Enugu Electricity Distribution Company, EEDC, Eko Electricity Distribution Company, EKEDC, Kaduna Electricity Distribution Company in their social media platforms
The Electricity distribution companies said the grid collapsed around 6:48 p.m., resulting in the loss of power supply across their networks.
The Enugu Electricity Distribution Company PLC (EEDC) told its customers about the “general system collapse that occurred at 18:48 hours today, 14th October, 2024. This has resulted in the loss of supply currently being experienced across the EEDC network.
“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.”
On its own , EKEDC wrote, Dear Valued Customer,” be informed there was a system collapse at 18:48hrs which has resulted in a loss of power supply across our 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.”
Also, the Kaduna Electricity Distribution Company wrote, “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,” the Abuja Disco said.
The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) is, however, yet to comment on the latest national grid collapse.
Recall, the National grid had collapsed on February 4, March 28, April 15, July 6, and on August 5.
In April, the Executive director of the Independent System Operator (ISO) department of the TCN Nafisat Ali had told the Senate committee on power that, “The causes of grid collapse in
Nigeria spread across all participants, from generation companies to transmission and distribution.
“From generation companies, there is the inadequacy of gas supply, improper coordination of plants and gas pipelines, and poor generation availability.”
