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Blackout in Lagos, six others as national grid collapses
<h4><span style="font-size: 14pt;">The national grid has on Monday experienced its second collapse in 2022, resulting in a nationwide blackout.</span></h4>
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<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Lagos, Enugu, Kaduna, Abia, Anambra, Ebonyi and Imo States are among those affected.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">The Eko Electricity Distribution Company confirmed the development in a text message to its customers, stating that the system collapse occurred on the national grid at 10:40 a.m on Monday.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">The text message stated that they were already working with their TCN partners on the situation and will keep the public updated on any development.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">In addition, Kaduna Electricity assured its customers on Monday, March 14th, 2022, that power would be restored soon, despite the fact that the system had collapsed.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">The company said that they regret to inform the public that the power outage in their franchise states is as a result of a National Grid System collapse that occured at about 10:40 a.m.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">The power supply will be restored as soon as the National Grid is restored. Sincere apologies were offered to the public according to the text message.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">The Enugu Electricity Distribution PLC informed customers that the system failure impacted supply in Abia, Anambra, Ebonyi, Enugu, and Imo States.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">The notice signed by EEDC Head, Corporate Communications, Emeka Ezeh read that the Enugu Electricity Distribution PLC (EEDC) wants to inform the public in the South East of a general collapse which occurred on Monday, March 14th, 2022 at about 10:40am as a result of the current supply outage across the country.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">&#8220;This has also resulted to all their outgoing feeders being out, affecting the supply to consumers at Abia, Anambra, Ebonyi, Enugu and Imo states.</span></p>