Nigeria Plunged into Darkness by Nationwide Blackout
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Nigeria experienced a nationwide blackout on Thursday due to a "total system collapse" of the power grid.
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Power generation fell to zero in the early morning before recovering to 1,096 megawatts, still below the daily average of 4,100 megawatts.
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The blackout forced many households and businesses to rely on diesel and petrol generators.
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Prolonged blackouts increase operating costs for companies like tech firms that rely on steady power supply.
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Nigeria has 12,500 MW of installed power capacity but only produces a quarter of that amount, resulting in frequent outages.