Barely 24 hours after the nation’s electrical energy crashed at about 10:40 a.m. on Monday, the grid collapsed once more yesterday night.
Most Distribution Firms (DisCos) have already issued notices to their prospects regretting the state of affairs.
A discover issued by Enugu Electrical energy Distribution Plc (EEDC) and despatched to The Guardian confirmed that the system failure occurred at 5:10 p.m.
“That is coming barely 24 hours after the grid collapse skilled within the early hours of yesterday, Monday, March 14, 2022. Because of this unlucky improvement, all our outgoing feeders are out, and provide to our prospects in Abia, Anambra, Ebonyi, Enugu, and Imo States has been affected,” mentioned EEDC’s Head, Company Communications, Emeka Ezeh.
In accordance with him, DisCos have been on standby, awaiting additional directive from the Nationwide Management Centre (NCC) for restoration of provide.
The spokesperson for the government-controlled Transmission Firm of Nigeria (TCN), Ndidi Mba, didn’t instantly reply to enquiry on the event.
The nationwide grip has remained epileptic with a mere 2,000 megawatts of electrical energy previously month. Eko Electrical energy Distribution Firm additionally took to its Twitter deal with saying to its prospects: “We wish to inform you of one other system collapse on the nationwide grid, which occurred at 5:10 p.m. right this moment. We’re monitoring the state of affairs and can proceed to supply updates. As soon as once more, we apologise for the inconvenience.”
This isn’t the primary time the grid will collapse. Since 2013, when the sector was privatised, the grid has failed electrical energy shoppers greater than 130 occasions.