By Esther Igomu

The Federal Government has revealed that a poor maintenance culture and inadequate and aged equipment, among other challenges, are the underlying reasons for the incessant multiple collapses of the national power grid witnessed in recent months.

It also stated that the high voltage of electricity surpassing the capacity of its equipment caused the blackout witnessed on October 14 and 19, 2024 respectively.

The Chairman of the investigative committee probing reasons for grid collapse, Nafisatu Ali, revealed this during the report presentation at ministry headquarters in Abuja.

This came after the latest collapse that occurred on Tuesday, making it the 10th time the national grid would collapse in 2024 alone.