Easter: Nationwide darkness hits Nigeria as national grid collapsed

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Nationwide darkness hit Nigeria as the national grid collapsed for the fourth time in 2024 amid the Easter holidays. According to sources from electricity distribution companies in Nigeria, the grid collapsed around 4:30 pm on Thursday. Kunle Olubiyo, the president of Nigerian Consumer Protection Network confirmed the grid collapse to DAILY POST.

learnt that power went off around 4:30 pm on Thursday in Apo, Dawaki, and Utako. The implication is that millions of homes and businesses centrally managed by Osogbo, Osun State, are without power from the national grid. As of the time of filing this report, Discos said their feeders were rendered inactive, resulting in widespread blackouts nationwide. As of 6 pm, the Azura Power Plant was the sole facility contributing to the grid, albeit with a modest output of 54 megawatts.

recalls that the grid collapsed on February 4, 2024. Nigeria's national grid, managed by the Transmission Company of Nigeria, TCN, collapsed 46 times between 2017 and 2023. Nigeria's power sector has been challenged for decades. The situation has exacerbated since January 2024.

 

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