Nigeria’s national grid on Wednesday suffered another system collapse resulting in blackout in many parts of the country.
A statement by the Head, Corporate Communication of Kaduna Electric Company (KAEDCO), Abdulazeez Abdullahi said the collapse occurred at 11.28am.
KAEDCO’s franchise include Kaduna, Zamfara, Sokoto and Kebbi states.
“We regret to inform our customers that the power failure currently being experienced is as of the collapse of the National Grid which occurred by 11:28 this morning.
“We hereby assure our esteemed customers of restoration of normal power supply as soon as TCN restore supply to us.
“We sincerely regret the inconveniences caused by the system failure,” the statement reads.
Also, the Eko Electricity Distribution Company (EKEDC) in a statement, said the company is in contact with the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) to ascertain the time line of the restoration.
“Dear Customers, we regret to inform you of a system collapse on the National grid at precisely 11:27am today, July 20.
“We are in talks with the Transmission Company of Nigeria to ascertain the cause of the collapse and a possible restoration timeline.
“We will keep you updated on the situation,” the electricity distribution company said.
