Less than 24 hours after the National Electricity Transmission System generally known as the national grid was restored, the grid has collapsed again on Tuesday.
Platforms Africa reports that this grid collpase, which occured around 5:10 pm today, Tuesday March 15, is the second in 24 hours and the third collpase this year.
It would be recalled that the national asset has earlier collapsed on Monday, March 14, plungung the entire country into blackout.
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The collapse at 5:10pm was confirmed in a text message sent to customers by the Eko Electricity Distribution Company.
“Dear Esteemed Customer, please be informed of another system collapse on the National grid which occurred at 5:10 pm today. We are monitoring the situation and will continue to provide updates. Once again we apologize for the inconvenience,” the message read.
Described as the weak link, the grid (transmission), which has suffered incessant collapse in the past, is under the government’s total control after two of the three strata of the electricity value chain; generation and distribution, have been privatised on Friday, November 1, 2013.
Like the previous experiences, the latest collapse has also thrown the Africa’s biggest economy into darkness.
