Nigeria was plunged into darkness on Wednesday after the national power grid collapsed once again. EKO HOT BLOG reports the grid has now collapsed 11 times between January and November 2024. In October alone, the grid experienced three collapses within a single week, leading to widespread blackouts and significant public outcry. The official Twitter account … Read more
Some areas in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) have regained power following Monday’s nationwide blackout, according to the Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC). The blackout occurred after a national grid collapse late Monday, leaving the entire country without electricity. EDITOR’S PICKS ICYMI: Nigerian TikToker, Oloba Salo Reportedly Shot in Lekki, Don’t Scrap the EFCC, Fix … Read more
The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has clarified that the national grid collapse on Monday evening was only partial, affecting multiple areas across the country. The collapse occurred around 6:48 PM, plunging parts of Nigeria into darkness. EDITOR’S PICKS ICYMI: Nigerian TikToker, Oloba Salo Reportedly Shot in Lekki, Don’t Scrap the EFCC, Fix It, Fintiri … Read more
The national electricity grid has collapsed once again, plunging the country into darkness. The collapse occurred around 6:18 pm on Monday, with power generation dropping significantly before completely shutting down. EDITOR’S PICKS ICYMI: Nigerian TikToker, Oloba Salo Reportedly Shot in Lekki, Don’t Scrap the EFCC, Fix It, Fintiri Slams Calls For Abolition AFCON Qualifiers: West … Read more
Just like in other sectors, Nigeria’s power sector faces several challenges. Despite numerous policy interventions by successive administrations, little to no progress has been made. From the era of Nigeria Electricity Power Authority (NEPA) to Power Holding Company of Nigeria (PHCN), and now with Distribution Companies (DisCos), the promised transformation has failed to materialize, leaving … Read more
National grid collapsed again, causing power outage. Second collapse in less than a month. TCN working to restore power, highest loads in Abuja and Lagos. EKO HOT BLOG reports that the nation’s national grid has collapsed once again. The development left homes and businesses without power supply for several hours yesterday. This is the second … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has announced the restoration of the national electricity grid following a sudden collapse that plunged the nation into darkness on Thursday, 28th March 2024. The grid failure, which occurred on Thursday, resulted in widespread power outages across the country, raising concerns among millions of … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that Nigeria’s electricity grid has once again thrown the country into darkness as the government operated system went down Monday afternoon. The system collapsed at about 1pm cutting down electricity from 4,032.80 megawatts at about 12pm to 43 megawatts at 1pm and a meagre 303 megawatts at about 5:00 pm. Most … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Nigerians are set to stay in darkness again following Tuesday’s reports of the collapse of the national grid, with power output falling from a peak of 3,594.60 megawatts (MW) at midnight to a mere 42.7MW. Nigeria’s electricity supply, according to the Guardian plummeted to an all time low at … Read more