Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu says an explosion at the Kainji/Jebba station was the cause of the nationwide blackout today.
The minister said at 00:35Hrs this morning, Fire outbreak with explosion sound was observed on Kainji/Jebba 330kV line 2 (Cct K2J) blue phase CVT & Blue phase line Isolator of Kainji/Jebba 330kV line1 was observed burning.
According to him, the fire has been fully arrested and over half of the connections are now up and the rest will be fully restored in no time.
Earlier, Electricity Distribution Companies, DisCos, apologised to their customers, promising to restore supply when the situation improves.
