Nigeria’s national grid collapsed on Wednesday, causing widespread power outage across the country.
Data from the Independent System Operator, ISO, showed that power generation dropped sharply from 2,917.83 megawatts, MW, to 1.5MW between 11:00 am and 12:00 pm.
Some distribution companies announced the disruption of power in their areas.
The Port Harcourt Electricity Distribution Company (PHED) and the Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC) attributed the disruption to a loss of power supply from the national grid.
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“The power outage currently being experienced is due to a loss of supply from the national grid at 11:23 am today, affecting electricity supply across our franchise areas,” AEDC wrote on its X handle on Wednesday.
On its part, the PHED posted on X that the development meant “there is no supply in our four franchise States namely: Rivers, Bayelsa, Akwa Ibom and Cross River”.
The distribution companies appealed to customers for patience, assuring that work is ongoing to restore power once the grid is stabilised.
Already, efforts are being made to restore the grid.