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  • Nationwide blackout as power grid collapses

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    Femi Ajasa
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    Nigeria was yesterday thrown into darkness as the National Electricity Transmission System, also known as power grid, suffered total collapse for the 12th time between January 1 and December 11, 2019. The collapse came exactly 32 days after the last failure pushed distribution companies across the country into power load shedding. The National Electricity Transmission…

  • Nigeria’s power grid collapsed 100 times in six years

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    Olaotan Falade
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    Nigeria’s power grid has collapsed 100 times in the last six years, a development which has resulted in total national blackout, it was gathered yesterday. The period covers between 2013 and 2019, marking a six-year period. Also, the nation’s grid collapsed nine times, with the last one on June 30, 2019. Distribution companies (DisCos) and…

  • World Bank approves $486m credit to Nigerian power grid work

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    Ediri Oyibo
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    World Bank has approved a 486 million dollars credit facility to Nigeria for electricity grid improvements, the lender said on Friday. “The investments under the Nigeria Electricity Transmission Project will increase the power transfer capacity of the transmission network and enable distribution companies to supply consumers with additional power,” the World Bank said. Nigeria’s power…