The National Grid on Saturday collapsed throwing Nigerians into darkness.
THE WHISTLER reports that Saturday’s collapse marked the third time that the national grid would experience disturbances and the eighth collapse in 10 months.
Recall that the national grid experienced disturbances on Monday and Tuesday, a development that compelled the Federal Government to vow to probe the circumstances surrounding the incessant grid collapses in the country.
THE WHISTLER‘s checks revealed that the grid transmitted 0 megawatts to the eleven distribution companies (DisCos) nationwide, as of 9 am on Saturday.
However, at the time of filing this report, there was no official statement neither from DisCos nor the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) to confirm the latest grid collapse and to adduce the reason(s) for the development.
THE WHISTLER had previously reported that the Federal Government on Tuesday disclosed that the investigation to unravel the circumstances surrounding Monday night’s grid collapse would soon commence.
The investigation, which was expected to begin soon, followed the sixth grid collapse recorded in 2024, sparking concerns over the stability of Nigeria’s power supply.
Also, on Monday, THE WHISTLER earlier reported that it experienced a national grid collapse, which threw many cities and villages into total darkness.
The grid disturbance marked the sixth grid collapse that the country would experience in 2024.
THE WHISTLER reports that on February 4, Nigeria recorded its first blackout in 2024 as the national power grid collapsed at around 11:51 AM.
Also, on August 5, the country recorded its fifth blackout of the year.
The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC), in its recent report on the Second Quarter, stated that one partial grid disturbance was recorded during the period.
Both the Enugu Electricity Distribution Company PLC (EEDC) and the Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC), respectively, confirmed Monday’s grid collapse.
Blackout As National Grid Collapses Eighth Time In 10 Months is first published on The Whistler Newspaper
