The national power grid has collapsed again.
According to reports, the power grid collapsed around 3pm on Saturday, 6th July 2024, throwing the entire country into total darkness.
In a statement, the Enugu Electricity Distribution Company who confirmed the development said all its interface in the Transmission Company of Nigeria stations are out of supply.
According to the EEDC’s Head of Corporate Communications, Emeka Ezeh, the DisCo is currently unable to provide services to customers in Abia, Anambra, Ebonyi, Enugu, and Imo States.
The statement read:
“The Enugu Electricity Distribution Company wishes to inform its esteemed customers of a general system collapse which occurred at 15:09 hours today, 6th July 2024. This has resulted in the loss of supply currently being experienced across the network.
“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, Osogbo.”
Via a post on X (formerly Twitter), the Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC) said the power outage being experienced within its franchise is due to a system failure from the national grid.
AEDC wrote, “Please be informed that the power outage being experienced is due to a system failure from the national grid at 3:10pm today, affecting the power supply to our franchise areas,” the AEDC said, adding that it was working to bring the issue under control.
“Rest assured, we are working with the relevant stakeholders to restore power as soon as the grid is stabilized,” the DisCo added.
This is the fourth time the national grid would be collapsing in Nigeria in just 2024 with the last collapse happening on April 15, 2024.
This comes amid the April 3 and July 1, 2024, electricity tariff hike for Band A customers, who are supposed to get 20-24 hours of power supply.
And while the electricity tariff for Band A rose to N206.80 per kilowatt-hour from N66 kWh, Band A customers in Osun State, who are billed heavily and promised uninterrupted power supply are also affected.
