The national grid collapsed on Monday evening, leaving millions of Nigerians without electricity. Power distribution companies across the country reported that the grid failure occurred at approximately 6:48 p.m., causing widespread outages in their service areas.
Eko Electricity Distribution Company (EKEDC), which covers parts of Lagos State, informed its customers via its X handle: “Dear Valued Customer, kindly be informed there was a system collapse at 18:48 hours, resulting in a loss of power supply across our network. We are working with our partners to restore the grid as quickly as possible and will keep you updated.”
The Enugu Electricity Distribution Company (EEDC) also issued a statement, saying, “A general system collapse occurred at 18:48 hours today, 14th October 2024, leading to a loss of supply across the EEDC network. As a result, we are unable to serve customers in Abia, Anambra, Ebonyi, Enugu, and Imo States.”
Similarly, Kaduna Electricity Distribution Company confirmed the outage and assured its customers that efforts were being made to restore power. The Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC) echoed these sentiments, explaining that the outage was due to the national grid collapse and that they were collaborating with stakeholders to stabilize the grid and resume services.
This is just the latest in a series of grid collapses this year, with previous incidents occurring on February 4, March 28, April 15, July 6, and August 5. The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has yet to comment on the latest failure.
However, in April, Nafisat Ali, Executive Director of the Independent System Operator (ISO) at TCN, explained to the Senate Committee on Power that grid collapses in Nigeria result from various factors across the energy sector, including inadequate gas supply, poor plant coordination, and insufficient power generation availability.