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Nigeria's power grid partly collapses again, causing blackouts

Nigeria's national grid suffered a partial collapse on Tuesday, the state power transmitter stated, marking the ninth event this year to have triggered power outages across the nation.

The Transmission Business of Nigeria (TCN) stated the grid experienced a disruption at around 1252 GMT, activated by a. series of line and generator trips destabilising the system.

While some areas, including the capital Abuja, gained back. power about an hour after the collapse, blackouts continued. somewhere else.

TCN engineers are currently working to quickly bring back bulk. power supply to the states impacted by the partial disturbance,. representative Ndidi Mbah said.

Blackouts are frequent in Nigeria, Africa's most populous. nation with over 200 million people, due to aging power. facilities, vandalism and inadequate gas supply for its. thermal plants, which represent over 75% of output.

Although Nigeria has the facilities to create about. 13,000 megawatts of power, its creaking grid can only disperse. a third of it, requiring services and homes to run pricey. fuel generators.

(source: Reuters)