The national grid has suffered another collapse, the second time in the last three days, leading to power outages in various parts of the country.
The grid has now collapsed 11 times in year 2024, including three times in a week in the month of October.
Announcing the grid collapse, one of the electricity distribution companies, Ikeja Electric, in a post on X (formerly Twitter) stated that the system outage occurred at around 11:29 am on Thursday.
“Please be informed that we experienced a system outage today 07 November 2024 at 11:29Hrs affecting supply within our network,” the Ikeja Electricity Distribution Company (IKEDC) wrote.
It added: “Restoration of supply is ongoing in collaboration with our critical stakeholders. Kindly bear with us.”