The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) said it will conduct an investigative public hearing on October 24 to address the recurring grid collapses and widespread outages.
The commission posted a statement on its X handle on Sunday stating that the public hearing will be held at its hearing room in Abuja.
Earlier on Saturday, Nigeria’s electricity grid collapsed again, throwing several cities into darkness.
Electricity companies announced that the grid collapsed around 08:15 a.m. on Saturday. This latest collapse comes days after the grid collapsed last Tuesday.
In its statement, NERC said in line with Section 48, subsection 1 of the Electricity Act 2023 (Amended), it is mandated to conduct public hearings on critical issues relating to the Nigerian Electricity Supply Industry (NESI).
“The commission has noted 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.
There have been over six cases of grid collapse in 2024 alone.
