Nigerian Power Grid Collapses, Leaving 30 States in Darkness
The country’s fragile electricity grid has suffered yet another partial collapse, cutting off about 30 states.
The failure, which occurred between 11am and 12pm, saw national generation fall sharply from 2,917.83MW to just 1.5MW, according to the Independent System Operator. The Abuja Electricity Distribution Company confirmed the outage, citing a loss of supply from the national grid at 11:23am, and assured customers that efforts were under way to restore power once the grid stabilised.
The Transmission Company of Nigeria has not yet provided details on the cause of the collapse.
