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BREAKING Nigerian Power grid collapses, plunges Lagos, others into darkness

Aliyu Aliyu

    The Nigerian electricity transmission system also known as the National grid collapsed on Wednesday plunging the whole of Lagos, commercial capital, and major cities across the country into darkness. Though the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) was silent on the incident, Power utilìty companies in Lagos, Eko Electricity Distribution Company (EKEDC) and Ikeja Electric, confirmed the collapse in separate tweets. Spolesperson for TCN, Ndid Mbah, did not pick calls made to her number, she did not also respond to a text message seeking clarification on the grid collapse.…

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Nigeria’s power grid collapses, plunges Lagos, others into darkness

Gbenga Adeoti

  The Electricity Transmission System also known as National grid in Nigeria on Friday suffered a partial collapse, which plunged the whole of Lagos, the country’s commercial capital, and environ into total darkness for about 37 minutes. Platforms Africa exclusively gathered that the collapse occurred around 12:58 West African Time (WAT). Electricity supply were, as a result of the collapse, cut to Eko Electricity Distribution Company (EKEDC); Ikeja Electric (IE) and Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company (IBEDC) for more than 30 minutes. Sources at the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN), an…

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