National Grid Collapse: List of Areas in Lagos Still in Darkness, Why

Ikeja Electric Distribution Company (IE) has attributed the ongoing power outage in some parts of Lagos to load restrictions at its various transmission centres.  

The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) had said that the national grid collapsed for 24 hours on Thursday, which was caused by shortage of gas from generation companies. It added that power was restored to parts of Ikeja but other parts of Lagos are yet to be reconnected.

In a statement, the management of Ikeja Electric acknowledged that the limitations of the company’s transmission network is the reason for power outages for customers in Lagos.

“The current service disruption you are encountering is as a result of significant load restrictions across many of our transmission load centers, particularly impacting Oworo TS, Maryland TS, Itire TS, Isolo TS, Ogba TS, Alausa TS, Ejigbo TS, Alimosho TS, Ilupeju TS, Ayobo TS," the statement reads in part.

Transmission limitations, or load restrictions, occur when there are limits o…