The national electricity grid collapsed on Monday evening leading to darkness in most parts of Lagos State and the rest of the country.
According to a statement on X by Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC), the national grid collapsed at 6:58pm.
AEDC said a system failure at the national grid affected the power supply from its franchise area.
“Please be informed that the power outage being experienced is due to a system failure from the national grid at 6:58pm today, affecting the power supply to our franchise areas,” the company said.
“Rest assured, we are working with the relevant stakeholders to restore power as soon as the grid is stabilised. Thank you for your understanding.”
In Lagos, most parts of the commercial capital were thrown into darkness before 7pm. Although electricity was restored around 9pm, it was brief and it went out again after a few minutes.
So far, the national electricity grid has collapsed six times in 2024.
On August 5, various distribution companies (DisCos) said their feeders became inactive, resulting in widespread blackouts across the country.
On July 6, Nigeria recorded the fourth system failure at the national grid.
Also, the national grid collapsed on April 15, March 28 and February 4.
On May 1, the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) said the number of system collapses has declined by 76.47 percent in five years.
Ndidi Mbah, TCN’s spokesperson, said the country recorded 20 system collapses from 2020 till May 1, compared to the 85 grid disturbances between 2015 to 2019.
