The Enugu Electricity Distribution Company (EEDC) has confirmed the collapse of the National Grid system in Nigeria.
TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports EEDC confirmed the collapse of the National Grid in a statement on Thursday, adding it is awaiting detailed information of the collapse.
TNG had earlier reported collapse of the National grid system, operated by the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) from Osogbo in Osun State.
According to EEDC, all its interface TCN stations are out of supply, resulting in loss of supply across its network.
The EEDC statement signed by Emeka Ezeh, its Head of Corporate Communications of, reveals that the system collapse occurred at 12:40am today.
The statement reads: “The Enugu Electricity Distribution Company PLC (EEDC) wishes to inform her esteemed customers of a total system collapse which occurred at 12:40am today, 14th September, 2023.
“This has resulted to the loss of supply currently being experienced across the network.
“Due to this development, all our interface TCN stations are out of supply, and we are unable to provide service to our customers in Abia, Anambra, Ebonyi, Enugu and Imo States.
“We are on standby awaiting detailed information of the collapse and restoration of supply from the National Control Centre (NCC), Osogbo”.