<body><div><figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=2DOnI1_0w8zNwiY00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=2DOnI1_0w8zNwiY00" width="650" height="431" ></figure>The national electricity grid collapsed again on Tuesday morning, following Monday’s earlier failure.On Monday, the grid collapsed at about 6:18 p.m., plunging many into darkness.Checks by our correspondent confirmed that power generation dropped from 3.87 gigawatts at 5 p.m.to 3.56GW at 6 pm., and then to 0.00GW by 7 pm. and 8 pm.Various power distribution companies confirmed the development. On Tuesday morning, the grid collapse occurred at 9:17 a.m.By 10 am, grid supply had abruptly dropped to 0.00MW across all regions, plunging the entire nation into another round of total blackout.This incident marks the second grid collapse in less than 24 hours, raising serious concerns about the stability of the nation’s electricity supply. The Eko Electricity Distribution Companyconfirmed the system collapse, which resulted in a loss of power.“Dear Valued Customer, kindly be informed that there was a system collapse at 09:17hrs, which has resulted in a loss of power supply across our network.“We are currently working with our partners and hope for a speedy restoration of the grid. We will keep you updated as soon as the power supply is restored,” the company stated.The spokesperson for the Transmission Company of Nigeria, Ndidi Mbah, did not respond to messages and calls from our correspondent.Power supply was distributed across several distribution companies (DisCos), with Abujaallocated 44MW, Benin35MW, Eko 62MW, Enugu 40MW, Ibadan85MW, Ikeja 72MW, Jos 10MW, Kaduna15MW, Kano20MW, Port Harcourt 23MW, and Yola 11MW.Speaking to our correspondent about the repeated collapses, the Executive Director of the Electricity Consumer Protection Advocacy Centre, Princewill Okorie, expressed regret that the grid continues to collapse despite the increase in electricity tariffs.Okorie lamented that unmetered customers would still be charged for the period of the collapse, questioning what the government is doing to prevent such incidents.</div></body>

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Power grid suffers another collapse

The national electricity grid collapsed again on Tuesday morning, following Monday’s earlier failure. , plunging many into darkness. Checks by our correspondent confirmed that power generation dropped from 3.87 gigawatts at. 5 p.m. to 3.56GW at. 6 pm. ., and then to 0.00GW by. 7 pm. . and. 8...