Nigeria experienced widespread power outages on October 14, 2024, due to another collapse of the national grid, confirmed by the Enugu Electricity Distribution Company (EEDC).
The collapse is the fifth in 2024.The blackout, which began at 6:48 PM, affected several states, including Abia and Anambra.
A check on the website of Independent Service Operator (ISO) an independent arm of the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) that monitors the transfer of electricity on the power grid, showed that electricity transmission on the grid dropped to 0.00 megawatt by 7 pm, meaning no electricity was transmitted from electricity generation stations to the 11 electricity distribution companies in the country.
The drop was from 3,566 megawatts around 6 pm.
A check as of 8:45 pm showed that the grid is yet to recover as it is still showing 0.00MW.
Confirming the collapse, a message on the X handle of the Kano Electricity Distribution Company (KEDCO), said the incident occurred around 6:48 p.
The message signed by its Head of Corporate Communications, Sani Bala Sani noted: “We regret to inform you that the current power outage currently being experienced in our franchise is due to a system disturbance
which occurred at 06:48 pm today, 14th October 2024.
“This has resulted in our inability to distribute electricity to our esteemed customers. We are appealing to our valued customers to kindly bear with us as we monitor the situation for the soonest restoration.”
He urged customers to be vigilant in safeguarding electricity infrastructure from vandals’ activities during this time.
