The national grid has collapsed for the second time in three days, plunging millions of households across the country into darkness.
A review of the Nigerian System Operator’s portal (niggrid.org) revealed that power generation fell to zero megawatts at 11:30 a.m., impacting all 22 generation companies nationwide.
Several electricity distribution companies confirmed the outage 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.”
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— Ikeja Electric (@IkejaElectric) November 7, 2024
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