The National grid has collapsed again on Wednesday, falling as low as 40Mw as most of Nigeria in thrown into blackout.
According to a message by Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC) the power output was at 40Mw.
In a text message to customers, AEDC said, “Dear Customer, We regret to inform you of a system collapse on the national grid at precisely 11:27 am today.
“We are working with our TCN partners to ascertain the cause of the collapse and a possible restoration timeline.
“We will keep you updated on the situation.
Chronicle NG reports that civil society organisation, Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) filed a lawsuit against President Muhammadu Buhari “over his failure to probe allegations that over N11 trillion meant to provide regular electricity supply since 1999 may have been stolen, mismanaged or diverted into private pockets.”
SERAP argued that Nigerian cities have repeatedly been plunged into darkness as the electricity grid has reportedly collapsed at least three times in 5 months, and 130 times in 7 years.
According to the World Bank, epileptic power supply costs businesses in Nigeria about $29 billion yearly.
