Nigeria woke up to an unwelcome blackout on Thursday morning, September 14, 2023, as the national grid system, operated by the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) from Osogbo, Osun State, suffered a major collapse.
Multiple Distribution Companies across the nation confirmed the grid's failure, which occurred during the early hours of Thursday. The Enugu Electricity Distribution Company PLC (EEDC) was among the first to report the outage, labeling it as a "total system collapse" at precisely 12:40 a.m.
Emeka Ezeh, Head of Corporate Communications at EEDC, issued a statement, saying, "This has resulted in the loss of supply currently being experienced across the network." He went on to announce that all the company's interface TCN stations are currently without power, rendering them unable to serve customers in Abia, Anambra, Ebonyi, Enugu, and Imo States.
In response to this crisis, EEDC remains on standby, anxiously awaiting more detailed information about the grid's collapse and the restoration of power from the National Control Centre (NCC) located in Osogbo.
Ndidi Mbah, the General Manager of Public Affairs at TCN, assured the public that updates regarding the situation would be forthcoming.
This unfortunate incident has left millions of Nigerians in the dark, with no immediate prospects of relief.