The national grid collapses yet again

Nigeria experienced yet another countrywide grid failure on Thursday.

Through its social media accounts, the Abuja Electricity Distribution Company informed the public of the situation.

The nation was plunged into darkness at approximately 4:28 p.m., according to the AEDC, when the national grid failed.

“Dear valued customers, please be informed that 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.

“We appeal for your understanding as all stakeholders are working hard to restore normal supply,” the Abuja DisCo said.

Also, the Eko Electricity Distribution Company said: “Dear valued customer, kindly be informed there was a system collapse at 16:28hrs 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.”

According to The PUNCH, the grid broke down on February 4.

Remember how The PUNCH reported on December 12, 2023, that Nigeria experienced a system failure of its national grid, resulting in a drop in electricity generation the day before from 4,032.8MW to 43.5MW.

Data on power generation collected from TCN at the time indicated that on December 11, 2023, electricity on the system increased to 115.4MW at approximately 3 pm, and then to 240.9MW at approximately 4 pm.

The International Energy Agency reported that between 2017 and 2023, Nigeria’s national power grid collapsed 46 times.

The article claims that Nigerians had to deal with further statewide blackouts in 2023, particularly on September 14 when a huge transmission line fire caused the grid to collapse.