Mobin Media reports that there is a total Blackout across the Country, this happened in the midnight at about 12:41am on the 14th September 2023. It was gathered that the grid dropped to 273 Megawatts of electricity coming from two out of the over 27 electricity generation.
The national grid system operated by the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN), from Oshogbo in Osun State has collapsed. It was gathered that the meagre dropped to 273 Megawatts of electricity coming from two out of the over 27 electricity generation. Several distribution companies confirmed to the guardian that the grid went down at about 12:41am, disclosing that most of their feeders are out.
As of 4:00am on Thursday 14th September, 5 generating plants were on the grid. Afam VI had 0.70MW, Dadinkowa was generating 0.00MW, and Olorunsogo was on the grid with zero generation. At about 1am midnight, the total power on the grid was 35MW, indicating that the country experienced a total collapse. The grid went to 193MW at about 3am before climbing to 273MW when this report was filed.
The Residents hope that the issue be resolved as fast as possible, and power be restored. We can’t risk the hike in fuel prices and still suffer from lack of electricity: said some Residents. This would have been avoided if there was a proper check up on the grid.