Newscenter Media News The national power grid collapsed again on Saturday afternoon.
The incident which is the fourth this year is expected to throw the country into total blackout.
Nigeria recorded its last power grid collapse on April 15.
The Enugu Electricity Distribution Company confirmed the incident in a statement issued by its Head of Corporate Communications, Emeka Ezeh.
The company said it was unable to provide services to customers in Abia, Anambra, Ebonyi, Enugu, and Imo States due to a lack of supply across the network.
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The statement read: “The Enugu Electricity Distribution Company wishes to inform its esteemed customers of a general system collapse which occurred at 15:09 hours today, 6th July 2024. This has resulted in the loss of supply currently being experienced across the network.
“Due to this development, all our interface TCN stations are out of supply, and we are unable to provide services to our customers in Abia, Anambra, Ebonyi, Enugu, and Imo States.
“We are on standby awaiting detailed information of the collapse and restoration of supply from the National Control Centre, Osogbo.”
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