Nigerians are facing yet another blackout as the national grid collapsed again on Thursday, November 7, 2024. This marks the second grid failure in a week and the twelfth in the past eleven months, highlighting the worsening instability in the country’s power infrastructure.
The Ikeja Electricity Distribution Company (IKEDC) confirmed the outage in a message to customers, stating, “Please be informed that we experienced a system outage today at 11:29 Hrs, affecting supply within our network.” IKEDC assured customers that restoration efforts were underway, adding, “Restoration of supply is ongoing. Kindly bear with us.”
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The recent string of grid collapses has sparked frustration and concern among Nigerians, many of whom rely on electricity for daily business operations and essential services. With power stability seeming increasingly elusive, the country faces significant challenges in maintaining energy security.
Citizens are now awaiting an official statement from the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) to address the reasons behind this latest grid failure. So far, TCN has not provided a specific explanation for Thursday’s collapse, leaving the public anxious and uncertain about the reliability of the power grid.
