The national power grid appeared to have collapsed again on Tuesday.
It was gathered that the grid lost power generation around 1:39 pm.
As of 1 pm, power generation was 2,711 megawatts, having previously peaked at 3,631 MW.
Earlier, power generation peaked at 3,934.77 MW around six o’clock in the morning.However, between 2 pm and 3 pm, hourly generation dropped to 0.00 MW.
The Transmission Company of Nigeria confirmed that “the national grid experienced a partial disturbance at about 1:52 pm today, 5th November 2024.”
TCN spokesperson Ndidi Mbah said, “This followed a series of line and generator trippings that caused instability in the grid and, consequently, the partial disturbance of the system.”
The Enugu Electricity Distribution Company PLC (EEDC) has also informed its customers “of a general system collapse that occurred at 13:52 hours today, 5th November 2024. This has resulted in the loss of supply currently being experienced across the EEDC network.”
Emeka Ezeh, Head, Corporate Communications, EEDC, signed the notice Tuesday afternoon.
He said, “Consequently, due to this development, all our interface TCN stations are out of supply, and we are unable to provide services to our customers in Abia, Anambra, Ebonyi, and Imo States.
“We are on standby awaiting detailed information about the collapse and restoration of supply from the National Control Centre (NCC), Osogbo.”
