The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) said Saturday that it was a transformer explosion at the Jebba transmission stated that caused the collapse of the national power grid.
For the third time in a week on Saturday morning, Nigerians experience a nationwide blackout. NERC said in a statement that the grid system is being restored across 33 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).
“The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission notes with concern the recent escalating incidence of grid disturbances often leading to marked outage in several states thus reversing many of the gains recently achieved in reducing infrastructure deficit and improving grid stability.
“Initial reports on the grid disturbance that occurred this morning indicate that today’s outage was triggered by an explosion of a current transformer at the Jebba transmission station at 0815hrs and associated cascade of power plants shut down arising from the loss of load.
“However, efforts to restore supply have advanced with power significantly restored, as at 1300hrs, in 33 states and the FCT,” NERC said.
