Nigeria In Darkness As DISCOs Report Grid Collapse

Most parts of Nigeria were in darkness on Monday night as some of the leading distribution companies including Abuja Electricity Distribution Company AEDC, Eko Electricity Distribution Company Limited and Ikeja Electric Plc confirmed a collapse of the national grid.

The electricity Distribution Companies said the partial collapse of the grid occurred at 10.40 a.m and disrupted power supply within their networks.

“Dear esteemed customer, we regret to inform you of a total system collapse on the national grid at 10:40 a.m today (Monday), leading to outages across our network.

“We are closely monitoring the situation with our Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) partners to determine the cause and a timeline for resolution.

“We sincerely apologise for the inconvenience as we will keep you updated on the situation. Thank you for your understanding,’’ Eko DisCo said in a statement.

Similarly, Mr Felix Ofulue, Head, Corporate Communications, Ikeja Electric Plc, confirmed the development to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos.

Ofulue said: “there was a report of system collapse at about 10.40 a.m. and it was restored at 12.20 p.m.

“Our customers were affected but supply has now been restored.”

NAN reports that electricity customers have been counting their losses following the epileptic power supply to their homes and business locations.

Abuja Electricity Distribution Company, AECD on its part also reported a total systems collapse at 10:40 a.m.

A statement by the AEDC Chief Operating Officer, Mr. Donald Etim in Abuja notified the company’s consumers that the grid collapse caused the general outage in its franchise areas within Nigeria.

Etim said: “Esteemed Customer, we experienced a general outage across AEDC network at 10:40 am today due to a system collapse which occurred on the national grid.

“Appropriate measures are now being taken to restore normal supply as quickly as possible. We sincerely apologize for the inconvenience.”

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