Many business owners in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), have continued to count their losses following grid collapse that occurred at about 6.48pm on Monday.
The business owners who operate in Lugbe, Kubwa, Kuje and Area 10 spoke to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja on Wednesday.
The nation was thrown into darkness on Monday following the collapse of the national grid.
NAN reports that the collapse on Monday was the sixth in 2024.
However, power was restored to some parts of the country on Tuesday.
A welder, Mr Joseph Kasali, residing in Kubwa said that the grid collapse affected his business, adding that throughout the whole of Tuesday he was unable to work due to the blackout in his area.
According to him, this incessant grid collapses is not good enough for our businesses as it is affecting us negatively.
“I am appealing to government to do everything within its power to avoid a recurrence of such incident.
On her part, Mrs Ruth Ayodeji, a fashion designer residing in Lugbe said that the frequent grid collapse was affecting her business.
Ayodeji said that whenever such blackout occured, she was unable to sew to meet her customers’ demands.
She said that government should do everything possible to find out what was responsible fpr the collapse and put an end to it.
On his part, Mr Timothy Alohan a barber in Kuje said that whenever there was such a collapse, he was not always happy because he does not know when power would be restored.
Alohan said that he was happy that power was restored on Tuesday, adding that government should try and avoid such incident as it affects his business.
“Buying fuel in generator is not easy as price of petrol has gone up and it is not easy buying solar to power your business as it costs so much to purchase,’’ he said..
Also speaking on the issue, Mr Shola Ogundimu, a printer at UTC, Area 10, said that sometimes he sleeps in the shop to be able to meet his customers’ demands.
Ogundimu said that due to the collapse of the grid, he was not able to work on Monday night so he disappointed a customer that was supposed to collect his job on Tuesday.
“Please I am urging government and those in charge of maintaining the grid to do everything possible to look into the problem causing the collapse,’’ he said.
The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) on Tuesday announced that efforts to fully recover the national grid were almost complete after a partial disturbance on Monday.
.Mrs Ndidi Mbah, TCN’s General Manager of Public Affairs, in a statement on Tuesday, said the recovery process commenced swiftly, with Azura Power Station providing the necessary black start.
She said by 10:24 a.m. on Tuesday, the grid recovery had reached advanced stages, in spite encountering a brief challenge that caused a minor setback.(NAN)
