By Esohe Aifuwa
Power Outage Hits Nigeria as National Grid Collapses Again
A sudden collapse of the national grid on Wednesday plunged most of Nigeria into darkness, with power generation plummeting from 2,917.83 megawatts to just 1.5 megawatts between 11 a.m. and noon.
The sharp drop disrupted electricity supply across the country, leaving homes and businesses without power.
The Nigeria National Grid, through their x account reported that recovery efforts are underway to restore the system. It also noted that all power distribution companies, except Ibadan DisCo, saw their allocated power drop to zero megawatts, highlighting the severity of the outage.
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“Disco load” is the amount of power (in megawatts, MW) allocated from the national grid to each Electricity Distribution Company (DisCo).
Abuja Electricity Distribution Company confirmed the blackout in a statement to its customers, attributing the disruption to a loss of supply from the national grid at 11:23 a.m. “We are working with stakeholders to stabilize the grid and restore electricity as quickly as possible,” the company said, urging customers to remain patient during the restoration process.
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Efforts to bring the grid back online continue, with officials optimistic about a swift resolution to the outage.
