National power grid collapses again
On Monday night, the nation's electrical grid failed once more. On Monday, about 6:18 p.m., the grid broke, plunging the entire population into darkness.
Power generation decreased from 3.87 gigawatts at 5 p.m. to 3.56 GW at 6 p.m. and 0.00 GW at 7 and 8 p.m., according to checks conducted by our correspondent.
In a statement released on Monday night, the Enugu Electricity Distribution Company acknowledged the system meltdown.
Customers of the EEDC were notified, according to the company, "of a general system collapse that occurred at 18:48 hours today, October 14, 2024," which is what caused the supply loss that is currently occurring throughout the EEDC network.
As a result of this situation, all of the Transmission Company of Nigeria's interface stations are without supplies, making it impossible for us to provide services to our customers in Abia, Anambra, Ebonyi, Enugu, and Imo States.
"We are prepared to receive comprehensive details regarding the disruption and recovery of supply from the National Control Centre (NCC), Osogbo," the EEDC declared in a statement bearing the signature of Emeka Ezeh, Head of Corporate Communications.
Additionally, the Abuja Disco stated, "Dear Valued Customer, Please be advised that the reason for the current power outage, which is affecting the power supply to our franchise areas, is a system breakdown that occurred at 6:58 p.m. today on the national grid.
"Be assured that as soon as the grid stabilises, we will work with the pertinent parties to restore electricity. I appreciate your understanding.
This relates to 2024's fifth grid breakdown.
Princewill Okorie, Executive Director of the Electricity Consumer Protection Advocacy Centre, expressed sorrow to our correspondent during a recent conversation about the grid's continued collapse in spite of the increase in electricity rates.
I wonder what the government has been doing to stop these incidents? Okorie bemoaned the fact that unmetered users would still be required to pay for the duration of the collapse.
