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BREAKING: National Grid Collapses Again, 8th Time in 2024

National Grid Collapses for the 8th time

The national grid has collapsed once more, throwing the country into yet another blackout.

This latest collapse follows several similar incidents in October, despite the Federal Government’s assurances of a permanent solution to the recurring issue.

As of 2:35 PM, hourly generation data indicated that none of the Power Generation Companies were supplying a single megawatt.

This marks the eighth grid collapse this year and the first in November. October alone saw three separate failures, prompting the federal government to order a public inquiry into the root causes of the frequent collapses.

“BREAKING: National Grid suffers another setback. Restoration soon!” @NationalGridNg posted on X around 3 PM on Tuesday.”

The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has yet to confirm this incident, leaving Nigerians uncertain about the cause of the latest blackout.

Campus 360 previously reported in October that Nigeria’s national grid collapsed 3 times in a month, triggering a nationwide blackout.

Various distribution companies (DisCos) confirmed the latest collapse through various circulars.

Following the incident, the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission, NERC, issued a statement that a public hearing would be carried out to investigate the reason for the collapse.

On his part, the Minister of Power, said the collapse of the national grid is inevitable adding that anything can contribute to the tripping of the transmission line resulting in the failure of the entire system.

Adelabu however disclosed that the government is working on a system that will reduce the grid collapse.

So far, the grid has collapsed eight different times this year, with the failure taking place multiple times in a month.


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