Ike Nnachi, Abakaliki
Nigeria’s electricity infrastructure otherwise called national grid has collapsed again throwing many states in the country into darkness.
The latest collapse occured at about 7:48 pm on Monday night.
One of the Electricity Distribution companies in the country confirmed this in statement.
A spokesperson for the Enugu Electricity Distribution Company PLC (EEDC), Emeka Ezeh, in the statement noted that as a result of the collapse, the five states in its area of coverage are out of power supply.
The statement reads: “Enugu Electricity Distribution Company PLC (EEDC) wishes to inform her esteemed customers of a general system collapse that occurred at 18:48 hours today, 14th October, 2024. This has resulted in the loss of supply currently being experienced across EEDC network.
“Consequently, due to this development, all our interface TCN stations are out of supply, and we are unable to provide services to our customers in Abia, Anambra, Ebonyi, Enugu, and Imo States.
“We are on standby awaiting detailed information of the collapse and restoration of supply from the National Control Centre (NCC), Osogbo.”
