The national electricity grid collapsed on Wednesday, leading to a nationwide blackout.
The Witness reports that the grid lost power generation some minutes after 11 on Wednesday morning.
At 11 a.m., hourly power generation was 4064 megawatts, but this dropped to 1,203MW at 12 pm and 0.00MW at 1 pm.
This is about the first time the grid will collapse in 2025 after it experienced a line tripping in January.
On its X handle on Wednesday, the Abuja Electricity Distribution Company, AEDC, confirmed the development.
“Dear Valued Customer, We regret to inform you that a system disturbance occurred on the national grid at 11:34 am. today, causing a power outage across our franchise areas.
“While gradual restoration of power supply has commenced, please be assured that we are working closely with relevant stakeholders to fully restore electricity as soon as the grid is stabilised. Thank you for your understanding and patience as we work to serve you better,” the post reads.
