Nigeria’s power sector hit an all-time low yesterday as the national grid collapsed to zero Megawatts (Mw) in less than three hours.
The collapse resulted in another round of national blackout, which marked the fifth this year.
The grid first hit the zero Mw at 11:28 am and 12 noon, but was restored negligibly to four MW with only Omoku Power Plant in Rivers State and Shiroro Plant in Niger State, producing three MW and 1mw.
At 12:48 pm, the grid rose to 40mw, which the Nigerian Electricity System Operator of the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) sent to only the Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC). This left the other DisCos with zero allocation.
Besides, at 2:59 pm, the grid again collapsed to zero Mw.
TCN General Manager (Public Affairs) Ndidi Mbah did not respond to journalists’ telephone calls on the cause of the collapse. She was also silent on a text message to her mobile telephone line.
But Eko Electricity Distribution Company (EKEDC), Kano Electricity Distribution Company (KEDC), and Kaduna Electricity Distribution Company which informed their customers of the development said TCN experts were working to restore supply.
