Nigeria’s Port Harcourt, March 29, 2024 Following a new breakdown of the national energy system yesterday, Thursday, March 28, 2024, millions of Nigerians are again enduring another blackout. This is the fourth grid failure in the first quarter of 2024, which raises questions about the stability of the electricity industry in the nation.
Around 4:30 PM, the collapse occurred, throwing the whole country into darkness. Electricity distribution firms in all 36 states of Nigeria reported that the national grid failure left their feeders inoperable, resulting in widespread blackouts.
Date: March 28, 2024, Thursday
Time: About 4:30 p.m. Cause: Collapse of the National Grid
Impact: Homes and businesses are impacted by the nationwide outage.
In 2024, there will be four grid collapses.
In 2023, three collapses were recorded on September 14th, September 19th, and December 11th.
In recent years, there has been an unsettling trend of instability on the grid.
Power restoration is a top priority for the authorities.
The inquiry into what caused the grid failure is still ongoing.
The current outage serves as a reminder of the continued difficulties facing Nigeria’s electricity industry.
As electricity is restored, Nigerians have been asked to have patience and save energy.gpyp
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