Electricity: National Grid Collapses Again


 

Much of the country was thrown into a fresh spell of darkness yesterday following the collapse of the national grid, the third in less than a month.

The Kaduna Electric Company recorded the collapse as occurring at 6.29pm.


“Dear Esteemed Customers, the management of Kaduna Electric regrets to inform you that the current outage being experienced in our franchise states is due to a collapse of the national grid,” spokesman for the company, Abdulazeez Abdullahi, said in a statement.


He added:“The collapse occurred at about 18:29 pm this evening. Normal power supply shall be restored as soon as the grid is restored.


“We sincerely apologise for all inconveniences.”

The Abuja Electricity Distribution Company  and the  Eko Electricity Distribution Company also confirmed the development in separate statements yesterday.

“Please be informed that there has just been a national grid collapse causing an outage in our franchise areas,” the AEDC said and apologized for  “the inconvenience caused and appeal that you bear with us while we await restoration from the TCN (Transmission Company of Nigeria).” For its part,the  Eko Electricity Distribution Company said: “Good evening everyone. We regret to inform you that the current outage affecting our entire network is due to system collapse.”


The grid had first collapsed on March 14 with the second collapse following on March 16.

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Chris Kehinde Nwandu is the Editor In Chief of CKNNEWS || He is a Law graduate and an Alumnus of Lagos State University, Lead City University Ibadan and Nigerian Institute Of Journalism || With over 2 decades practice in Journalism, PR and Advertising, he is a member of several Professional bodies within and outside Nigeria || Member: Institute Of Chartered Arbitrators ( UK ) || Member : Institute of Chartered Mediators And Conciliation || Member : Nigerian Institute Of Public Relations || Member : Advertising Practitioners Council of Nigeria || Fellow : Institute of Personality Development And Customer Relationship Management || Member and Chairman Board Of Trustees: Guild Of Professional Bloggers of Nigeria

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