Again, National power grid collapses

The national power grid collapsed again on Saturday, plunging the country into total darkness.

Our correspondent reports that the grid failed around 3 pm.

The Enugu Electricity Distribution Company (EEDC) has confirmed the incident.

In a statement, the EEDC announced that all its interfaces with the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) stations are out of supply, rendering it unable to provide services to customers in Abia, Anambra, Ebonyi, Enugu, and Imo States.

“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 on the collapse and restoration of supply from the National Control Centre, Osogbo,” a statement by the EEDC Head of Corporate Communications, Emeka Ezeh, read.

More details to follow…