Tag: blackouts
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National grid collapses again, makes 18th times
The National Grid on Wednesday suffered another system collapse, resulting in blackout in many parts of the country. This current collapse, makes the 18th time a nationwide blackout would be recorded this year. While some collapses were not made public because they lasted for a short period, many others were made public and lasted days…
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NERC says consumers pay N193.53bn to Discos amid blackouts
The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) on Monday announced that power distribution companies collected a total revenue of N193.53bn from consumers across the country in the third quarter of 2021. Power supply in Nigeria has remained unstable since the sector was privatised in November 2013, as millions of consumers have repeatedly complained of the poor…