Electricity consumers in the Federal Capital Territory have demanded the dismissal of personnel responsible for managing the National Grid, following its collapse on Saturday morning. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalls that the grid had collapsed on Monday, with power only being restored on Tuesday. Saturday’s collapse marks the second in a week and the seventh in 2024. Consumers …

The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has revealed that Saturday’s grid collapse was a result of a transformer explosion. For the third time in one week, the national grid collapsed again on Saturday with power generation going off around 8:16 am. NERC said it would shortly conduct an investigative public hearing to identify immediate and remote causes of recurring incidents …

Nigerians have been thrown into darkness once again following the collapse of the national power grid, marking the third such incident in just one week. The repeated power failures have intensified frustrations across the country, as businesses, homes, and critical infrastructure continue to feel the pinch of the nation’s unreliable electricity supply. The grid collapse occurred early Saturday morning, with …

Security operatives, in collaboration with the Feeder Team of Aba Power Distribution Company, have arrested two suspects involved in illegal meter tampering in Aba, Abia State. The suspects were apprehended on Orji Street, off Umule Road, following overwhelming evidence linking them to energy theft, a crime that undermines electricity security in the Aba ring-fenced area. This was disclosed in a …

The Federal Government, through the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN), says it would investigate the cause of the multiple power grid collapses that occurred on Monday and Tuesday. This was as the Minister of Power, Chief Adebayo Adelabu said there was nothing like a grid collapse but a trip-off. TCN said the national grid experienced what it called a partial …

Former presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Mr.Peter Obi has expressed deep concern over the recent collapse of the national power grid, which has once again left large parts of the country in darkness. The grid reportedly failed on Monday around 6:18 pm, causing widespread power outages. Investigations revealed that electricity generation, which stood at 3.87 gigawatts by 5 pm, …

The national grid collapsed on Monday, plunging millions of Nigerians into darkness. Electricity distribution companies across the country said the grid collapsed around 6:48 p.m., resulting in the loss of power supply across their networks. According to a statement on X by Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC), the national grid collapsed at 6:58 pm. AEDC said a system failure at …

The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) said electricity Distribution Companies (DisCos) collected N391.72 billion revenue in the second quarter of 2024 (Q2 2024). Its document titled: “Electricity Report Q2 2024”, which made the disclosure also said the revenue increased by 48.90% on a year-on-year basis from N263 billion the corresponding quarter of 2023. NBS said: “Revenue collected by the DISCOs …

International bilateral electricity customers in Benin Republic and Togo owe Nigeria $5.79 million for the energy consumed in the second quarter of 2024. The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) revealed this in their latest second-quarter 2024 report analysed by PUNCH on Sunday. Out of the $15.6 million invoice issued by the market operator between April and June, the international customers …

Customers of Ikeja Electric, one of Nigeria’s leading utility companies, have expressed frustration over poor network connectivity, which has made it impossible for them to recharge their electricity meters for the past two days. In interviews conducted by Vanguard, several residents connected to Ikeja Electric reported persistent network issues, with all attempts to recharge proving unsuccessful, even though electricity supply …