The national electricity grid recorded another collapse on Friday, throwing most parts of the country into darkness for nine hours. Ndidi Mbah, spokesperson of the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN), disclosed that the system collapse, which is the 10th this year, happened around 2:01 p.m., but that the grid was restored around 9:01 p.m.
The incident was said to have led to power generation dropping to zero megawatts (MW). According to Mbah, the cause is being investigated. The grid suffered four total collapses in January, and one each in February and April. Recall that the grid collapsed twice within 24 hours in May which resulted in a reduction of electricity allocation to distribution companies (DisCos) across the country.
