The power supply in Nigeria has dropped by 93.5% to 273MW.
This happened in the early hours of Thursday, with the supply falling from 4,182 MW recorded on Monday.
The reason for this is a complete system collapse, due to equipment failure or grid disturbance in the sector.
Data obtained from Nigeria Electricity System Operator, the semi-autonomous arm of the Transmission Company of Nigeria, TCN, showed that Afam VI, Dadinkowa, Ibom Power, Jebba, Olorunsogo generated 0.70MW, 0.00MW, 32.90MW, 240MW and zero respectively.
Managing Director/CEO of TCN, Sule Abdulaziz, did not respond to calls and text messages, but a top industry leader, who confirmed the development, said: “The grid has been very unstable for days before the latest system collapse. As we speak, there is blackout.”
The Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, had promised Nigerians that they will witness improved power supply across the nation soon.
