Nigeria’s national power grid collapsed on Monday after several major power plants lost generation, throwing many parts of the country into darkness.
Checks by our correspondent showed that the grid went down at about 3 pm. Electricity generation, which had earlier peaked at approximately 4,800 megawatts, dropped sharply to 139MW by 3 pm, according to data obtained.
The exact cause of the collapse could not be immediately established. However, the incident occurred as the Nigerian Independent System Operator was working to increase generation following recent gas supply constraints linked to pipeline vandalism.
As at the time of filing this report, all 22 power plants connected to the national grid had lost generation.
More details later.
ADEOLA KUNLE
