Nigerians across the country have again been thrown into darkness as the national power grid managed by the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) recorded its first collapse in 2024.
According to reports, the grid collapsed at about 11:21 am on Sunday, February 4, 2024.
The situation led to shut down of all 20 power plants, except Ibom Power with 31 megawatts.
While confirming the incident the Management of Abuja Electricity Distribution Plc (AEDC) said the power outage was as a result of a system failure from the national grid “at 11:21 hours today, 4th February 2024 which has led to a nationwide power outage.”
It, however, assured that power would be restored as soon as the grid was stabilised.
“The Management of Abuja Electricity Distribution Plc (AEDC) wishes to inform its valued customers that the power outage being experienced is as a result of a system failure from the national grid at 11:21 hours today, 4th February 2024 which has led to a nationwide power outage.
“Be rest assured that we are working with the relevant stakeholders to restore power as soon as the grid is stabilized. We appeal for your patience.” the statement signed by the AEDC management read.
TCN has not yet released a statement on the cause of the collapse. Still, it is likely due to inadequate infrastructure, gas supply problems, and transmission system constraints.
The collapse of the national grid is a significant setback for Nigeria’s economy and development.
Due to power outages, Nigeria is estimated to lose billions of dollars annually. The outages also harm the quality of life of Nigerians, making it difficult for people to work, study, and run their businesses.
In September 2023, the TCN reported a total of 46 grid collapses in the country between 2017 and 2022.
In 2017 and 2018, there were 15 and 12 grid collapses respectively.
There were nine grid collapses in 2019, four in 2020 and two in 2021. In 2022, there were four grid collapses.
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