By Francesca Hangeior
The national grid has collapsed for the third time in less than a week, plunging the nation into a major blackout.
The grid, which has experienced significant disruptions over the past few days, was restored just two days ago before suffering another collapse on Saturday.
As of 9 a.m. today, checks revealed that the grid was transmitting 0 megawatts to the eleven distribution companies (DisCos) nationwide.
This marks the eighth grid failure in 2024, with three occurring within the past week.
At the time of reporting, the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN), responsible for managing the national grid, has yet to release a statement regarding the latest collapse.
It was gathered that several states remain without power, as the grid’s inability to transmit electricity has left households and businesses in complete darkness.
Various distribution companies (DisCos) confirmed the latest collapse, which occurred around 9 a.m. on Tuesday.
The DisCos reported that efforts are underway to restore electricity, but the frequent collapses have heightened frustration among citizens and businesses already grappling with unreliable power supply.
In a message to its customers, Ikeja DisCo stated:
“Please be informed that we experienced another system outage today, 15/10/24, at 09:17hrs, affecting supply within our network.
Restoration of supply is ongoing in collaboration with our critical stakeholders. Kindly bear with us.”