The national power grid experienced another collapse on Tuesday, November 5, 2024, marking the ninth time in 2024 that the residents of the country have been plunged into total darkness.
According to Nigeria‘s grid operator, power generation dropped to an unprecedented zero megawatts from 2:00 pm, affecting all 22 operational generation companies (GenCos) nationwide.
This latest blackout is another blow to Nigeria’s struggling power sector, which has been plagued by instability, insufficient capacity, and frequent grid disturbances.
Responding, the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN)’s general manager of public affairs, Ndidi Mbah attributed the incident to multiple line and generator trips, which caused instability across the grid, interrupting power supply in several regions.
“The disruption did not impact the entire grid, sparing certain areas from power loss,” Mbah said. “TCN engineers are actively working to restore bulk power to affected regions, with supply already restored to Abuja by 2:49 pm.”
