The Nigeria’s electricity transmission system known as national grid collapsed again on Wednesday, plunging the country into darkness.
Platforms Africa reports that this failure is the 12 th collapse from January to December 11, 2024.
Within one week in October, the grid collapsed three times with its attendant blackouts, sparking reactions from Nigerians.
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A tweet via the official handle of Nigeria’s National Grid confirmed that the grid collapsed at about 2:09 pm on Wednesday.
This collapse makes it a historic 12 times in a year that the grid has collapsed.
“The major grid setback has occurred and the restoration is to commence,” the handler wrote.
Details later…
