The national power grid again collapsed on Saturday, throwing the country into total darkness. The grid collapsed around 3 pm.
The Enugu Electricity Distribution Company has confirmed the power grid collapse.
In a statement, the DisCo said all its interface in the Transmission Company of Nigeria stations are out of supply, saying it is unable to provide services to customers in Abia, Anambra, Ebonyi, Enugu, and Imo States.
The Enugu Electricity Distribution Company wishes to inform its esteemed customers of a general system collapse which occurred at 15:09 hours today, 6th July 2024. This has resulted in the loss of supply currently being experienced across the network.
“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, Enugu, and Imo States.
“We are on standby awaiting detailed information of the collapse and restoration of supply from the National Control Centre, Osogbo,” a statement by the EEDC Head of Corporate Communications, Emeka Ezeh, read.
REPORTERS AT LARGE earlier reported that Electricity consumers in Ondo and Ekiti states are to endure power outage for two months due to maintenance of infrastructures on the Osogbo/Akure–Ado–Ekiti 132kV line by the Transmission Commission of Nigeria (TCN).
According to a public notice posted on the social media handles of the Benin Electricity Distribution Company (BEDC), the maintenance work will take effect from July 1 to August 31.
