Since the privatisation of the power sector in November 2013, the grid has collapsed over 140 times.
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The development, the source added, has left virtually all franchise areas for DisCos across the 36 states in darkness. In November 2013, the federal government privatised all generation and 11 distribution companies, with the FG retaining the ownership of the transmission company. This was to improve efficiency in the sector.
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