
JUST IN: NATIONAL GRID COLLAPSES AGAIN
The national power grid collapsed again on Saturday, throwing the country into total darkness.
It was gathered that the grid collapsed around 3 pm.
The development was confirmed by Enugu Electricity Distribution Company.
In a statement, the DisCo said all its interface in the Transmission Company of Nigeria stations are out of supply, saying it is unable to provide services to customers in Abia, Anambra, Ebonyi, Enugu, and Imo States.
“The Enugu Electricity Distribution Company wishes to inform its esteemed customers of a general system collapse which occurred at 15:09 hours today, 6th July 2024. This has resulted in the loss of supply currently being experienced across the network.
“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, Osogbo,” a statement by the EEDC Head of Corporate Communications, Emeka Ezeh, read.
Also reacting to the power outage, Ikeja Electric in a message to its customers said, “Dear Esteemed Customer, the current outage is as a result of a system collapse of the National Grid.
“The Power system stakeholders are working to restore supply as soon as possible. Please bear with us.
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