Blackout in Nigeria after grid failure
Nigeria suffered another widespread blackout after its national grid collapsed on Wednesday.
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Nigeria, Abuja: Nigeria suffered another widespread blackout after its national grid collapsed on Wednesday, the country’s power distribution companies announced. The country’s grid is prone to failure and has this year suffered partial or total collapse at least 10 times, mostly due to faults and vandalism at power installations.
Distribution companies across the country (discos) said in separate statements that the grid had failed at around 12:33 GMT and that they hoped electricity would be restored soon. The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) data showed electricity generation plunged from 3087 MW before the collapse to zero as of 14:00 GMT.
Source: Reuters
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