The country has again been thrown into total darkness as the national electricity grid collapsed for the upteenth time about 6.16pm Monday (today, October 14).
As a result, power generation dropped from 3.87 gigawatts at 5 pm to 3.56GW at 6 pm and 0.00GW at 7 pm and 8 pm, respectively
The Enugu Electricity Distribution Company confirmed the grid collapse in a statement to its customers on Monday evening.
EEDC Head of Corporate Communications, Mr.Emeka Ezeh, said the general system collapse occurred at 18:48 hours today, 14th October 2024, saying this has resulted in the loss of supply currently being experienced across the EEDC network.
“Consequently, due to this development, all our interface TCN stations are out of supply, and we are unable to provide services to our customers in Abia, Anambra, Ebonyi, Enugu, and Imo States.
We are on standby awaiting detailed information of the collapse and restoration of supply from the National Control Centre (NCC), Osogbo.’’
The Abuja Disco also said, “Dear Valued Customer, Please be informed that the power outage being experienced is due to a system failure from the national grid at 6:58 pm today, affecting the power supply to our franchise areas.
“Rest assured, we are working with the relevant stakeholders to restore power as soon as the grid is stabilised. Thank you for your understanding.”
