Breaking: Blackout as national grid collapses for the tenth time in 2024 

Reports indicate that this marks the tenth grid collapse in 2024, an unprecedented frequency of such incidents.

Moreover, this is the second system failure in less than two days.

Several electricity distribution companies, including Ikeja Electric and Eko DisCo, confirmed the latest collapse in separate circulars issued on Thursday.

As has been the case with previous collapses, the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has yet to release a statement addressing the situation.

The last communication from TCN noted efforts to restore the grid, only for it to collapse twice following that announcement.

Ikeja Electric stated:

“Dear Esteemed Customer, 

“Please be informed that we experienced a system outage today 07 November 2024 at 11:29Hrs affecting supply within our network. 

“Restoration of supply is ongoing in collaboration with our critical stakeholders. 

“Kindly bear with us. Signed: Management.” 

Similarly, Eko DisCo informed its customers:

“Dear Valued Customer, 

“Kindly be informed that at precisely 11.29 hours of today, 7th November 2024, we experienced the simultaneous loss of supply across our network. 

“A potential system failure or collapse is suspected. 

“We are currently working with our partners as we hope for speedy restoration of the grid.” 

“We are currently working with our partners as we hope for speedy restoration of the grid.” 

Naijaonpoint previously reported in October that Nigeria’s national grid collapsed three times within a month, resulting in a nationwide blackout.

Earlier this week, Naijaonpoint reported two grid collapses occurring within a span of 24 hours.

By October 2024, the grid had experienced eight collapses, significantly disrupting power supply nationwide and pushing businesses to rely on self-powered generators to maintain operations.

To date, the grid has collapsed ten times this year, with multiple failures occurring in a single month.