The National Grid Has Fallen Again
The national energy grid of Nigeria has failed once more, making it the sixth time this year.
On June 13th, 2022, a national system breakdown was last noted.
Vanguard verified the National System Operator’s data and found that no power producing plant was connected to the grid as of today’s noon.
Additional inspections revealed that 19 plants were producing a total of 3,302 Megawatts as of 10 a.m., with Shiroro Hydro producing 573MW.
In a notice to its customers, the Enugu Electricity Distribution Company PLC, EEDC, informed its “esteemed customers of a system collapse which occurred at 10:51am today, 26th September, 2022. 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 service to our customers in Abia, Anambra, Ebonyi, Enugu, and Imo States.
“We are on standby awaiting detailed information of the collapse and restoration of supply from the National Control Centre (NCC), Osogbo”, the statement by Emeka Ezeh, Head, Corporate Communications, stated.
The Transmission Company of Nigeria, TCN, which manages the grid was yet to advance reasons for the latest collapse at the time of filing this report.
