{"id":73079,"date":"2022-09-26T15:35:14","date_gmt":"2022-09-26T14:35:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/blackout-in-parts-of-fct-as-national-grid-collapse"},"modified":"2022-09-26T16:57:28","modified_gmt":"2022-09-26T15:57:28","slug":"blackout-in-parts-of-fct-as-national-grid-collapse","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/economy\/blackout-in-parts-of-fct-as-national-grid-collapse","title":{"rendered":"Blackout in parts of FCT as national grid collapse"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>The Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC) has confirmed that the national grid collapsed on Monday.<\/p>\n<p>AEDC in a statement on its Twitter page blamed the power outages in parts of FCT on the grid collapse.<\/p>\n<p>It electricity company said the situation was being handled and that power would be restored in the shortest possible time.<\/p>\n<p>A statement from the AEDC read; \u201dDear Esteemed Customer, Please be informed that the current power outage is due to a system failure from the National Grid.<\/p>\n<p>\u201dThe system collapsed at about 10:55am today, 26th September 2022, causing the outage currently being experienced.<\/p>\n<p>\u201dWe appeal for your understanding as all stakeholders are working hard to restore normal supply.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\">Nigeria<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. The Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC) has confirmed that the national grid collapsed on Monday. AEDC in a statement on its Twitter page blamed the power outages in parts of FCT on the grid collapse. 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