A collapse of the nation’s electricity grid has once again
led to a blackout across the country.
In a statement, Oyebode Fadipe, general manager, corporate
communications at the Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC), said the
system collapse happened around 12:26pm on Wednesday.
He said the incident led to an interruption of power supply
in Abuja and its environs.
Fadipe assured customers that power supply will be restored
to the states within its franchise as soon as the firm receives significant
improvement in energy allocation.
“We have been unable to serve our customers in Niger, Kogi
and Nasarawa States as well as a significant portion of the entire Federal
Capital Territory,” Fadipe said.
“At the moment, only 20 megawatts (MW) has been allocated to
AEDC as against the over 400MW that we have been receiving in recent times.”
In a message to its customers, the Eko Electricity
Distribution Company (EKEDC) also assured that power supply will be restored as
soon as the the grid recovers from the collapse.
“Dear customer, the present outage is due to a system
collapse on the National Grid. TCN assures us that supply will be restored
shortly,” the company said in text message.
The grid often records partial or total collapse, which
renders most homes in darkness. The grid collapsed in February and May, leading
to a blackout across the country.
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