Following the catastrophic failure of Nigeria’s energy grid early Thursday morning, there is widespread blackout across the country. According to reports, the grid completely failed at about 12:40 a.m. on September 14, 2023, resulting in a massive loss of supplies to power distributors nationwide.
On Thursday morning, many sources in the power sector, as well as electricity distribution companies, verified the development to The PUNCH.
On Thursday, the Enugu Electricity Distribution Company Plc issued a warning headed ‘warning of Total System Collapse’.
“The EEDC wishes to inform her esteemed customers of a total system collapse that occurred at 12:40 a.m. today, September 14, 2023,” said the notification.
“This has resulted in the loss of supply currently being experienced across the network. Due to this development, all our interface TCN (Transmission Company of Nigeria) 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, Osogbo.”
Emeka Ezeh, EEDC’s Head of Corporate Communications, signed the notice. The TCN, which administers Nigeria’s grid, has yet to issue a statement on the situation.
About a week ago, the transmission company celebrated 400 days of electrical grid stability in Nigeria, claiming that the grid had not collapsed during that time.
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