By Many Nigerian communities have been thrown into darkness after the national electricity grid suffered another system collapse on Friday night.
This development makes it the third time the grid would collapse in less than one month, leaving Nigerians to bear the brunt of dealing with power outage.
Major electricity distribution companies also confirmed the breakdown via different statements sent to members of the public.
According to TheCable, the country has witnessed no fewer than 206 national grid collapses between 2010 and 2019 — raising serious concerns about the attendant effects of the recurring electricity disruptions on the citizens.
The cause of the collapse of the national electricity grid is linked to a number of reasons. Nigeria last experienced a nationwide blackout in March amid a severe fuel crisis which left many Nigerians spend long hours on queues.
The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) at the time told TheCable that the abysmal power supply was due to the downtime experienced by three power plants which include Afam six, Calabar plant and Agip Okpai power plant.
The Minister of Power, Abubakar Aliyu also cited poor maintenance and shortage of gas, and assured citizens that the government was on top of the situation. The latest national grid collapse, however, shows that much still needs to be done to save Nigerians from power blackout.
