Nigeria was plunged into another round of widespread darkness on Tuesday as the national electricity grid collapsed for the second time in five days, cutting off power supply to all electricity distribution companies (Discos) across the country.
Data from the Nigerian Independent System Operator (NISO) showed that as of 10:54 a.m., power allocation to all Discos dropped to zero. By 11:14 a.m., only the Delta Gas Power Plant was still generating, producing a meagre 39 megawatts on the grid.
The latest incident comes barely days after the grid was restored from a previous collapse last Friday, underscoring persistent challenges in Nigeria’s power sector.
The Enugu Electricity Distribution Company (EEDC) confirmed the outage across its coverage area in the South-East, affecting Abia, Anambra, Ebonyi, Enugu and Imo states.
In a statement, EEDC’s Group Head, Corporate Communications, Mr. Emeka Eze, said the company lost supply from its power source at about 10:48 a.m., resulting in outages across networks operated by its subsidiaries—MainPower, TransPower, FirstPower, NewEra and EastLand.
According to him, the cause of the system failure was yet to be determined, adding that the company was working with relevant stakeholders to restore supply as soon as possible.
EEDC apologised to customers for the inconvenience and assured them that efforts were ongoing to ensure a swift restoration of electricity, though no timeline was given.
