Your entire Northeast geopolitical zone of Nigeria, as noticed by The Guardian, has been plunged into complete darkness once more.
The state of affairs is severely impacting enterprise actions and inflicting widespread financial disruption throughout the area.
The ability outage, which started final Sunday, stays unresolved, with many companies and residents within the six affected states counting on different energy sources to proceed operations.
The Transmission Firm of Nigeria (TCN) beforehand introduced that the blackout was attributable to the tripping of its 330kV Ugwuaji–Apir Double Circuit transmission strains.
In response to the TCN, Line 2 tripped at 4:53 a.m., transferring 243 MW to Line 1, which additionally tripped at 4:58 a.m., leading to a complete energy lack of 468 MW.
A number of makes an attempt to revive the strains have remained unsuccessful.
Efforts to find and repair the fault are ongoing, with two groups of linesmen dispatched from the Apir Transmission Sub-region and the Enugu transmission staff.
Progress has been gradual because of the tough terrain and safety challenges within the area.
A ‘sit-at-home’ directive within the Southeast on October 21 and 22 delayed the Enugu staff’s efforts to start patrolling the transmission line route.
Whereas provide has been restored to the 132kV transmission line from New Haven to Apir, the 330kV strains stay out of service, severely impacting energy provide to northern Nigeria.
The TCN additionally reported that the Shiroro-Mando transmission line stays down because of safety considerations, worsening the state of affairs.
Companies proceed to battle beneath the blackout, with no clear timeline for the restoration of full energy.
Some residents from the affected states — Adamawa, Borno, Bauchi, Gombe, Taraba, and Yobe — informed our correspondent by phone that the state of affairs, coupled with ongoing financial challenges, has worsened their plight.
They urged the related authorities, particularly the federal authorities, to urgently intervene.
