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Nigeria Thrown Into Darkness as National Power Grid Collapses Again
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Nigeria Thrown Into Darkness as National Power Grid Collapses Again

by  Ridwan Adeola 2 min read
  • Nigerians have been thrown into darkness as the nation’s power grid experienced another collapse on Saturday, July 6, 2024, marking at least the fourth time in 2024
  • Legit.ng reports that the collapse occurred around 3:00 pm and it persists till the time of filing this report
  • Despite the power sector privatisation and huge investments by the FG, the grid has collapsed more than 140 times

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Legit.ng journalist Ridwan Adeola Yusuf has over 9 years of experience covering public journalism.

Osogbo, Osun state - Nigeria was thrown into darkness on Saturday afternoon, July 6, following the collapse of the electricity grid controlled from Osogbo, Osun state.

As reported by The Cable, the Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC) confirmed the development.

Nigerians in darkness as national grid collapses once again in 2024
A nationwide power outage has hit Nigeria as the national grid experienced system collapse again on Saturday, July 6. Photo credit: Pius Utomi Ekpei
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AEDC said:

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“Please be informed that the power outage being experienced is due to a system failure from the national grid at 3:10 pm today, affecting the power supply to our franchise areas."

Daily Trust also noted the national grid's collapse.

Confirming the collapse, the Enugu Electricity Distribution Company PLC (EEDC) said the incident occurred around 3:09 pm.

A public announcement signed by Emeka Ezeh, its head of corporate affairs, noted that the situation led to the loss of power supply.

Ezeh said:

“This is to inform our 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.”

It is reportedly the fourth time in 2024 that the national power will collapse.

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In November 2013, the federal government privatised all generation and 11 distribution companies, with the FG retaining the ownership of the transmission company. This was to improve efficiency in the sector. However, since privatisation, the grid has collapsed more than 140 times.

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Earlier, Legit.ng reported that minister of power, Adebayo Adelabu, said the hues and cries on the electricity tariff increase for Band A customers are from those who were not paying electricity bills in the past.

Adelabu stated this while delivering his speech at the 8th Africa Energy marketplace forum held in Abuja.

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Ridwan Adeola (Current Affairs Editor) Ridwan Adeola Yusuf is a content creator with more than nine years of experience, He is also a Current Affairs Editor at Legit.ng. He holds a Higher National Diploma in Mass Communication from the Polytechnic Ibadan, Oyo State (2014). Ridwan previously worked at Africa Check, contributing to fact-checking research works within the organisation. He is an active member of the Academic Excellence Initiative (AEI). In March 2024, Ridwan completed the full Google News Initiative Lab workshop and his effort was recognised with a Certificate of Completion. Email: ridwan.adeola@corp.legit.ng.

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