Serial outages: Dangote,NNPCL,Total, 247 firms dump discos, generate 6,500MW

•Operators blame poor supply for move •FG laments exit from national grid As the country battles incessant blackouts, about 250 manufacturers and academic institutions have abandoned their respective power distribution companies to generate their own electricity. The organisations, many of whom are bulk electricity users, shunned the national grid to generate reliable electricity for themselves.