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Oct 19 2024
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Nigeria’s power sector faced yet another major setback as the national electricity grid collapsed, plunging large portions of the country into darkness. The incident, which occurred recently, is one of the multiple collapses the grid has suffered this year, raising serious concerns about the nation’s energy infrastructure.
The collapse happened unexpectedly, leaving millions without electricity. Major cities, including Lagos, Abuja, and Port Harcourt, were significantly affected, with households, businesses, and industries scrambling to cope with the outage. The national grid is managed by the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN), which has been working to stabilize the network, but frequent breakdowns have continued to disrupt power supply across the country.
Cause of the Collapse
While the exact cause of this latest collapse is still under investigation, grid failures in Nigeria are often attributed to a combination of aging infrastructure, insufficient generation capacity, and transmission issues. Some industry experts have pointed to overloading of the grid as a potential factor, while others argue that poor maintenance and a lack of investment in modernizing.
