SAN FRANCISCO, November 29, (THEWILL) – The nation’s power grid has collapsed again, plunging parts of the country into a total blackout for hours on Sunday.
Two of the power distribution companies, Kaduna Electric and Eko Electricity Distribution Company announced the national grid collapse on Sunday afternoon.
Kaduna Electric, in a message to its customers via its Twitter handle, said, “We regret to inform you that the loss of power supply in our franchise – Kaduna, Sokoto, Kebbi and Zamfara states – is as a result of the collapse of the national grid. The collapse occurred at about 11:26 am this morning.
“Supply shall be restored as soon as the grid is back up. We regret all inconveniences,” the Disco added.
EKEDC, in a text message sent to its customers, said, “Dear customer, there is a system collapse on the national grid. Supply will be restored as soon as the issue is resolved. Apologies for the inconvenience.”
On its part, the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) confirmed the very unusual collapse in a statement.
“At 11:25am today, the nation’s electricity grid experienced multiple trippings, which led to the collapse of the system.
“TCN has since commenced grid restoration; power has been successfully restored to every part of the country, except Calabar, Ugwuaji, Makurdi, Jos, Gombe, Yola and Maidugiri axes,” it said, adding that it would conduct an investigation to determine the cause of the multiple trippings as soon as the power grid is fully restored.
