The national grid has collapsed for the third time in less than a week, plunging the nation into a major blackout.
The grid, which has experienced significant disruptions over the past few days, was restored just two days ago before suffering another collapse on Saturday.
Data obtained from the Nigerian System Operator’s portal (niggrid.org), revealed that the grid recorded an unprecedented zero Megawatts (MW) as of 8:16 am today.
Data showed that all 22 generation companies (GenCos) and eleven distribution companies (DisCos) nationwide are down as of the time of this report.
This marks the eighth grid failure in 2024, with three occurring within the past week.
At the time of reporting, the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN), responsible for managing the national grid, has yet to release a statement regarding the latest collapse.