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Nigeria Plunged Into Darkness As Power Grid Collapses For Fourth Time
Due to this development, all our interface TCN stations are out of supply
Abuja, Nigeria – Nigeria’s power grid collapsed for the fourth time this year on Saturday afternoon, resulting in a nationwide blackout.
The Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC) confirmed the power outage in a statement, attributing the disruption to a system failure from the national grid at about 3:10 PM.
“Please be informed that the power outage being experienced is due to a system failure from the national grid at 3:10 PM today, affecting the power supply to our franchise areas,” AEDC stated.
Meanwhile, the Enugu Electricity Distribution Company has also confirmed the development.
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,l.”