The Minister of power, Aliyu Abubakar has revealed the cause of the collapse of the nation’s electricity grid, which happened at about 6:30 pm and 8:30 pm on Friday night.
In a statement signed by his media aide, Isa Sanusi, the Minister said that a detailed investigation into the immediate and remote cause of the recurring grid failure by the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission and System Operator is ongoing while there is already restoration of supply with some sections of the national grid already energised and supply restored to all consumers.
Mr Aliyu also said that the immediate cause of the national blackout was an act of vandalism on a transmission tower on the Odukpani – Ikot Ekpene 330kv double circuit transmission line which resulted in a sudden loss of about 400 megawatts of generation.. He said that led to the cascade of plants being shut down across the country.
He equally assured Nigerians that the Federal Government was working assiduously to deliver on the much needed reforms that are critical to improving the capacity and reliability of the national grid.
