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Power grid failure: Nigeria plunged into darkness again

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For the umpteenth time, a system collapse hit Nigeria’s national grid on Wednesday morning, causing widespread power outages across the country, Persecondnews reports.

The grid failure occurred around 11:00 a.m., leading to a substantial drop in power generation.

This is the first time the grid will collapse in 2025 after it experienced a line tripping in January.

In 2024, the grid collapsed about 12 times and more than 100 times in 10 years.

Ndidi Mbah, the spokesperson for the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN), has yet to issue a statement as of time of this report.

Sources at power generation companies confirmed that there was a general grid disturbance on Wednesday morning.

Most power plants on the grid lost generation when the incident occurred.

At 11.00 am, hourly power generation was 4064 megawatts but this dropped to 1,203MW at 12 pm and 0.00MW at 1 pm.

The Abuja Electricity Distribution Company confirmed the development
on its X handle on Wednesday, stating:
“Dear Valued Customer, We regret to inform you that a system disturbance occurred on the national grid at 11:34 am today causing a power outage across our franchise areas.

“While gradual restoration of power supply has commenced, please be assured that we are working closely with relevant stakeholders to fully restore electricity as soon as the grid is stabilised.

“Thank you for your understanding and patience as we work to serve you better.”

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