Total System Collapse Disrupts Power Supply

Efforts by the Federal Government to improve electricity supply suffered a major setback yesterday, following a total system collapse that disrupted electricity supply across the country for several hours, Thisday has learnt.

Thisday gathered from a source at the National Control Centre (NCC) at Osogbo in Osun State that the system collapse, which occurred a few minutes to 5AM yesterday, led to total darkness throughout the country that lasted for several hours.

The spokesman of the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN), Mr. Dave Fabiyi declined to comment on the development, when contacted, but a source within the NCC told THISDAY that supply was being restored gradually.

“Most places are still in darkness because it was a total collapse and it will be dangerous to put all the system on the grid at once. The system is being synchronised gradually and with time, supply will be restored fully,” he said.

The cause of the collapse was not immediately known but the power sector has suffered both total and partial collapse in recent months, resulting in serious disturbances in the transmission network.