National Power Grid Collapses, 4 Nigerian States Cut Off

Tue, Jun 21, 2016
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BREAKING NEWS, Power

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THE Port Harcourt Electricity Distribution Company, PHED, has notified electricity consumers in Rivers, Bayelsa, Cross River and Akwa Ibom States that the National Power Grid has collapsed. The Head of Corporate Communications of the Port Harcourt Electricity Distribution Company, Jonah Iboma revealed that PHED now receives zero power from the national grid as a result of the collapse which occurred on Sunday, 19 June.

He said the implication of the collapse of the national grid is that most cities in the four states are now without power supply from the public utility company. Iboma added that PHED would source for power from alternative sources to mitigate the impact of the collapse of the National Grid on electricity consumers in Rivers, Bayelsa, Cross River and Akwa Ibom States.

He also said PHED would distribute the little power it is able to generate from alternative sources within this period to only customers who are willing to pay. PHED oversees electricity supply to the four States of Akwa-Ibom, Cross Rivers and Rivers, Bayelsa. In Rivers State consumers have started experiencing insufficient power supply, especially in areas where the electricity supply was deemed fairly regular. – PM News

— Jun 21, 2016 @ 17:55 GMT

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