NERC has called a stakeholders meeting to unravel the reasons behind the collapse of the Nigerian power grid thrice in the past one week

The fourth such failure in 48 hours raised fresh doubts about a quick fix on an island already suffering from severe shortages of food, fuel and medicine.

Information Nigeria reports that today’s occurence will be the third grid collapse in less than one month. The cause of the collapse is yet to be disclosed, but experts speculate it may be related to technical issues, infrastructure challenges or high demand.

Cuba’s electrical grid went down Friday after one of the island’s major power plants failed, a day after a massive blackout swept across the Caribbean island and with no official estimate for when service will be restored.

Cuba's power-grid operator said it had restored electricity to most of the capital Havana on Monday even as Tropical Storm Oscar lashed the island's eastern end, downing trees and power lines.

Cuba has repeatedly failed to bring its electrical grid back up as a result of fuel shortages and deteriorating infrastructure, threatening a social explosion.

Cars drive on Havana's seafront boulevard Malecon as the country's electrical grid collapsed again on Sunday, according to Cuba's energy and mines ministry, in the latest setback to the government's efforts to restore power to the island,

As Cuban authorities were struggling to reconnect the country’s decrepit power grid on Sunday, a category-one hurricane barrelled into the east of the island, dumping heavy rain and lashing the area with winds.

Electricity outages have paralyzed an already-crippled economy, leading to shortages of everything from cash to running water.