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The national grid managed by the Transmission Company of Nigeria suffered a collapse on Wednesday, worsening the electricity blackout currently suffered in parts of the country.
TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports the collapse of the national grid occured at about 11:01 am and two electricity distribution companies in the country have confirmed the development.
Head, Corporate Communication of Kaduna Electricity Distribution Company, Abdulazeez Abdullahi confirmed the development in a statement.
The statement reads: “Dear esteemed customers, we regret to inform you that the power outage currently being experienced across our franchise – Kaduna, Sokoto, Kebbi and Zamfara states- is as a result of the collapse of the national grid.
“The collapse occured at about 11:01 am this morning. Power supply shall be restored across our franchise as soon as the grid is restored by the Transmission Company of Nigeria team”.
Meanwhile, the Eko Electricity Distribution Company Plc also confirmed the development, by sending SMS notifications to its customers.
The SMS notification sighted reads: “Dear customer, there is a partial system collapse on the national grid. Our TCN partners are working to restore supply immediately. Please bear with us.”