National Grid Collapses For Second Time In Three Days: Here is What You Need to Know
A check on the Nigerian System Operator’s portal (niggrid.org) showed that power generation dropped to zero megawatts at 11:30 a.m., affecting generation companies across the country.
Some electricity distribution companies corroborated this on their social media platforms.
“Please be informed that we experienced a system outage today 07 November 2024 at 11:29Hrs affecting supply within our network,” the Ikeja Electricity Distribution Company (EKEDC) serving parts of Lagos wrote on X.
“Restoration of supply is ongoing in collaboration with our critical stakeholders.
Kindly bear with us.”
As Nigerians await full power restoration, the national grid has collapsed once again.
PitakwaNews reports that the national grid collapsed on Tuesday, marking the 10th such incident since January 2024.
Our correspondent confirmed that, as of 11 am on Thursday, the 22 power plants were only able to generate 2,323 megawatts of electricity, with generation dropping to 0.00MW.
The peak generation for the day was 3,743MW as of 10 am.
The Ikeja Electricity Distribution Company reported a power outage at 11:29 am.
“Dear Esteemed Customer, please be informed that we experienced a system outage today, 7 November 2024, at 11:29 hrs, affecting supply within our network.
“Restoration of supply is ongoing in collaboration with our critical stakeholders. Kindly bear with us,” IKEDC said.
The Transmission Company of Nigeria has yet to provide an update on the incident, which marks the 11th of such occurrences in 2024.
