Nigerian electricity crashed to zero Megawatts due to a fault that led to blackouts across the country. Similar collapsed was experienced in June 12 twenty days after Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) activated a partial contract order for the Nigerian electricity market to guarantee 5000 MW. It was confirmed by the Eko Electricity Distribution Company (EKEDC) in a statement released on Wednesday.
The statement partly read; “Dear Customers, we regret to inform you of a system collapse on the National grid at precisely 11:27a.m today, July 20.
“We are in talks with the Transmission Company of Nigeria to ascertain the cause of the collapse and a possible restoration timeline.
“We will keep you updated on the situation,” the electricity distribution company said.
This is the 18th time the national grid is collapsing between January and July 2022.
Total darkness has already envelop some parts of Lagos and others as the collapse of the grid takes toll on the masses.
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