The national grid collapsed on Monday after major power plants across the country lost generation, plunging many parts of Nigeria into darkness.
Checks by our correspondent confirmed that the grid went down at about 3pm. Data obtained showed that power generation, which peaked at approximately 4,800 megawatts earlier in the day, crashed sharply to about 139MW as of 3pm.
The cause of the collapse could not be immediately confirmed. However, the incident occurred at a time when the Nigerian Independent System Operator was making efforts to ramp up power generation following recent gas supply constraints linked to pipeline vandalism.
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As of the time of filing this report, all 22 power plants connected to the national grid had lost generation.
Further details are expected as authorities assess the situation.