Nigeria’s national electricity grid collapsed again on early hours of Monday, April 15,2024, thus throwing the entire West African country into a total blackout.
The grid collapsed around 2 am, according to data obtained from the country’s System Operator’s portal (niggrid.org).
The grid recorded an unprecedented zero Megawatts (MW) at the time and is currently generating a meagre 52.3MW around 7:10 am the same day.
The consequences of this blackout were felt nationwide, as electricity distribution companies (DisCos) struggled to cope with the sudden and prolonged outage.
This latest collapse marks the fifth grid disturbance in 2024, adding to challenges that have long plagued Nigeria’s power sector.
The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) is yet to comment on the situation.
Checks by this portal indicate that power has been restored in some parts of the country.
Source: https://energynewsafrica.com
