Nigeria experienced another crippling national grid collapse on Tuesday, with power generation plummeting from a midnight high of 3,594.60 megawatts to a worrisome low of 42.7MW by midday.
By noon, only the Delta Power plant was functioning on the grid, contributing just 41MW, with Afam generating a mere 1.7MW.
This grid failure had a significant impact on Lagos, the commercial heart of the country, where power was lost at 11:32 am. The incident is attributed to a nationwide system breakdown.
This unfortunate event marks the third grid collapse in less than a month, following two recent incidents that plunged the nation into prolonged darkness.
These recurrent grid collapses have had dire consequences, resulting in nationwide blackouts and depriving many Nigerians of essential electricity. The Transmission Company of Nigeria has yet to provide an official statement explaining the cause of this latest collapse, but it is believed to be linked to infrastructure limitations, challenges in gas supply, and issues within the transmission system.
These grid failures pose a significant setback to Nigeria’s economic and developmental progress, causing substantial financial losses each year due to power disruptions. Furthermore, the outages have a detrimental impact on the daily lives of Nigerians, impeding their ability to work, study, and conduct business activities.
