Energy

Blackout as national grid collapses

The national grid has experienced another system collapse, throwing Nigerians into darkness.

It was gathered that the national grid collapsed at about 11:30 a.m. on Wednesday, February 12, 2025.

The Abuja Electricity Distribution Company confirmed the development via a post on its X account on Wednesday.

The company stated: “Dear Valued Customer, We regret to inform you that a system disturbance occurred on the national grid at 11:34 a.m. today causing a power outage across our franchise areas.

“While gradual restoration of power supply has commenced, please be assured that we are working closely with relevant stakeholders to fully restore electricity as soon as the grid is stabilised.

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“Thank you for your understanding and patience as we work to serve you better.”

The grip collapse was also confirmed by Ikeja Electric, saying: “Dear esteemed customer, please be informed that we experienced a system outage today 12th February, 2025, at 11:34hrs affecting all our feeders.

“Restoration of supply is ongoing in collaboration with our critical stakeholders.
Kindly bear with us.”

This is the first time the national grid will collapse in 2025 after it experienced a line tripping in January.

The grid collapsed 12 times in 2024.

The Star

Segun Ojo

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