Nigerians have reacted with outrage following the collapse of the national grid early Monday.
The Eko Electricity Distribution Company Limited and Ikeja Electric Plc confirmed the collapse which resulted in blackout in some parts of the country.
The states affected include Lagos, Enugu, Kaduna, Abia, Anambra, Ebonyi, Enugu, and Imo.
Eko DisCo said in a statement that the total collapse of the national grid occurred at 10.40 am and disrupted power supply within its networks.
“Dear esteemed customer, we regret to inform you of a total system collapse on the national grid at 10:40 a.m today (Monday), leading to outages across our network,” the statement said.
“We are closely monitoring the situation with our Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) partners to determine the cause and a timeline for resolution.
“We sincerely apologise for the inconvenience as we will keep you updated on the situation. Thank you for your understanding.”
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