The national electricity grid, which experienced a period of outage on Thursday, has been successfully restored.
The grid collapse had resulted in a substantial loss of electricity supply to power distributors across the nation.
However, the Eko Electricity Distribution Company (Eko Electric) has confirmed that power supply has been reinstated from the grid.
In an official communication through their X account, the company stated, “Dear Valued Customer,” the company wrote on its X account, “kindly be informed that power supply has been restored from the grid. Thank you for your patience.”
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Earlier, the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) had confirmed the national grid’s collapse but assured that efforts were underway to resolve the issue.
“The Transmission Company of Nigeria, TCN, hereby notes that grid restoration nationwide is in progress and has reached advanced stages with power supply now available in the West, North Central, South, ensuring its stability,” the agency’s General Manager, Public Affairs, Ndidi Mbah said.
While explaining the reason for the collapse, the TCN said it “occurred after a fire incident on Kanji/Jebba 330kV line 2” but added that the matter “is being investigated, with the view to forestalling future occurrence and invariably further strengthening the grid.
“The incident notwithstanding, TCN is determined to continue to do its best to ensure grid stability,” the TCN assured.
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Some electricity distribution companies earlier confirmed the collapse of the grid.
The Eko Electricity Distribution Company also sent out a notice to its customers on its X account formerly Twitter, confirming the total grid collapse.
The company also said it is in constant communication with the National Control Centre (NCC), Osogbo and will update the customers as they get more information.
It is the first notable power grid collapse since the last one happened around September 2022.
The TCN had last month disclosed that the power grid has maintained uninterrupted stability for over 400 days.