The national grid collapsed on Wednesday, December 11, 2024, leading to a blackout across the country.
The system collapse, which is the 12th time in 2024, occurred at about 1:30 p.m. on Wednesday.
The Nigeria National Grid confirmed the grid collapse via a post on its X account.
“Major grid setback has occurred! Restoration to commence,” it stated.
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The system collapse was also confirmed by Ikeja Electric.
A statement issued by the electricity distribution company read: “Dear esteemed customer, please be informed that we experienced a system outage today 11 December, 2024 at 01:32 p.m. affecting supply within our network.
“Restoration of supply is ongoing in collaboration with our critical stakeholders.
“Kindly bear with us.”
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