•Blackout When the federal government announced a sudden increase in electricity tariffs for Band A customers in April 2024, it was a conviction that raising their tariffs would ensure a minimum of 20 hours of electricity, jettisoning alternative power sources like generators and preventing the collapse of the electricity sector, which was wal...
The Nigerian Independent System Operator (NISO) on Saturday reported a serious security breach and operational disruption at the Egbu 132/33kV Transmission Substation in Owerri, the Imo State capital, threatening to shut down all substations serving the area. According to information from NISO, state government operatives, allegedly actin...
•Power outage Some communities in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) have been affected by a fresh power outage. According to a statement by the Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC) yesterday, the blackout was caused by a technical fault. Communities such as Utako, parts of Jabi and Wuye have been thrown into darkness since the incid...
Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC) workers have threatened to resume a suspended strike if management fails to resolve long-standing industrial disputes within two weeks. The National Union of Electricity Employees (NUEE) and the Senior Staff Association of Electricity and Allied Companies (SSAEAC) issued separate letters to the com...
•Blackout More than 20 communities in the Federal Capital Territory have been hit with power outages as Christians all over the world celebrate Easter. The federal government declared Friday and today as public holidays to celebrate the season, reports Channels TV. A Sunday statement by the Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC) attribu...
Nigeria’s electricity grid suffered another major setback today as generation dropped from 3,366.88 Megawatts as of 1pm to 1,517.5MW by 2pm and 1,417.85MW as of 3pm. Checks on data posted by the National Independent System Operator, NISO, showed that the number of power plants on the grid dropped from 22 as of 1pm to 13 […]
•Nigeria’s Presidential Villa, Abuja Power supply has been disrupted to some parts of Nigeria’s seat of power, the Presidential Villa, popularly known as Aso Rock. Other areas affected by the power outage are Maitama, Wuse, Jabi, Lifecamp, Asokoro, Utako, and Mabushi, following vandalism of the 132kV transmission line and carting a...
The national grid has collapsed for the second time in three days, leading to blackouts in several parts of the country. A check on the Nigerian System Operator’s portal (niggrid.org) showed that power generation dropped to zero megawatts at 11:30 a.m., affecting generation companies across the country. Some electricity distribution companies ...
Nigerians are once again reeling in darkness following the collapse of the national power grid for the third in one week. The grid collapse occurred early this morning, with many states reporting total blackouts, reports Channels TV. Data obtained from the Nigerian System Operator’s portal (niggrid.org), revealed that the grid recorded an unpr...
The national grid collapsed yesterday, plunging millions of Nigerians into darkness up till the time of filing this report this morning. Electricity distribution companies across the country said the grid collapsed around 6:48 p.m., resulting in the loss of power supply across their networks, reports Channels TV. “Dear Valued Customer,” Eko El...
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