The national grid has collapsed for the second time in three days, leading to blackouts in several parts of the country.
At 11:30 a.m., electricity generation fell to zero megawatts, impacting generation businesses nationwide, according to a check on the Nigerian System Operator’s webpage (niggrid.org).
This was confirmed by a few electrical distribution businesses on social media.
“Please be informed that we experienced a system outage today 07 November 2024 at 11:29Hrs affecting supply within our network,” the Ikeja Electricity Distribution Company (EKEDC) serving parts of Lagos wrote on X.
“Restoration of supply is ongoing in collaboration with our critical stakeholders.
Kindly bear with us.”
