Just in: National grid collapses again as nation is plunged into darkness

The national grid experienced a system collapse on Saturday, plunging the country into blackout.

Emeka Ezeh, the Head, Corporate Communications at Enugu Electricity Distribution Company, disclosed this in a notice on Saturday.

According to the notice, the national grid collapse occurred around 3:09 p.m. on Saturday.

As a result, the bulk electricity supply at the Transmission Company of Nigeria National Control Centre has been disrupted.

EEDC said the situation is the reason for the loss of power supply in the Southeast states – Abia, Anambra, Ebonyi, Enugu, and Imo.

“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 (NCC), Osogbo,” the notice reads.

The development comes days after TCN announced that electricity generation declined to 4,723.30 megawatts peak on July 4, 2024, compared to 4800 MW in May.

Persecondnews recalls that in 2024 alone, Nigeria has recorded at least three system collapses.

System collapse has occurred approximately 227 times in the last 14 years, according to TCN.

This comes amid the April 3 and July 1 2024 electricity tariff hike for Band A customers, who are supposed to get 20–24 hours of power supply.

The electricity tariff for Band A rose to N206.80 per kilowatt-hour from N66 kWh.