Nigeria’s national electricity grid collapsed on Saturday, marking the third failure in just one week.
The grid recorded zero megawatts as of 9:10 a.m., leaving the country in darkness once more.
This latest collapse brings the total number of grid failures to eight in 2024, with earlier outages occurring in February, March, April, July, and August.
The recurring power disruptions have been linked to outdated infrastructure. Nigeria’s power minister, Adebayo Adelabu, has stressed the need for improvements in power systems, including a push for decentralisation, allowing multiple regional grids to operate independently.
This would reduce the widespread impact of failures.
Despite earlier reports of a decline in system disturbances, the national grid’s failures remain a pressing issue.
