National grid collapsed for the second time in 2022 amidst frustration by Nigerians over the lingering fuel scarcity and suffocating darkness, however, Nationaldailyng.com gathered that under the present administration of President Muhammadu Buhari, the grid has collapsed 95 times.
Recall that Distribution Companies (DisCos) announced that the national grid had collapsed on Monday leading to a nationwide blackout and worsening electricity supply in some parts of the country.
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Since President Muhammadu Buhari came into office, the national grid has collapsed 95 times in seven years, with the highest number in a year being 42 in 2010, while the lowest was four in 2021, data shared by Special Assistant to Buhari on Digital and New Media, Tolu Ogunlesi, showed.
Breakdown of the period available shows the following: 2010: 42, 2011: 19, 2012: 24, 2013: 24, 2014: 13, 2015: 10, 2016: 28, 2017: 24, 2018: 13, 2019: 10 and 2020: 4, 2021: 4.
So far, the national grid has collapsed twice in 2022, first in January and now in March. The Nigeria Electricity System Operator is yet to respond to enquiry from Ripples Nigeria for data on grid collapse in the last 12-years.
While defending Buhari’s administration amid criticism resulting from the recent collapse, Ogunlesi said, “2021 appears to have had the lowest number of grid collapses since 2010.
“Which suggests increasing grid stability. Which doesn’t mean we still don’t have major grid issues, but maybe we’re headed in the right direction”, he tweeted.