The Federal Government has disclosed that it has resolved the power outage being experienced nationwide
But the Federal Government has blamed pipeline vandalisation, grid collapses among other challenges as causes of the recurrent nationwide blackout.
The Minister of Power, Abubakar Aliyu, disclosed this on Wednesday while briefing State House Correspondents after the weekly virtual Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting presided over by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo.
Aliyu said, “We have recovered the grid now. The grid is back and we are trying to get more megawatts to push on the grid. We have set up small committees all geared towards getting more megawatts to put on the grid.”
Theideal recalls that the national electricity grid suffered a system collapse on Monday, leading to power outages nationwide.
The development comes as Nigerians are experiencing epileptic power supply and a hike in fuel prices.
The national grid is infamous for experiencing disruptions — it collapsed in February, May, July and August 2021.
Incidentally, electricity Electricity Distribution Companies (DisCos) in the country said the recent collapse of the grid occurred at about 10:40am and disrupted power supply within their networks.
Eko Electricity Distribution Company Limited (EKEDC) also apologised to customers and promised to give them update on the situation.
The EKEDC said, “Dear esteemed customer, we regret to inform you of a total system collapse on the national grid at about 10:40 am today, leading to outages across our network.
“We are closely monitoring the situation with our TCN partners to determine the cause and a timeline for resolution.”
