Millions of Nigerians were thrown into darkness on Wednesday as the national electricity grid suffered yet another system collapse.
The latest failure, which occurred just after 11 a.m., led to a drastic drop in power generation, disrupting electricity supply across the country.
Our correspondent reports that the grid, which was generating 4,064 megawatts at 11 a.m., experienced a sudden trip-off, causing power generation to plummet to 1,203MW by 12 p.m. and a complete shutdown of 0.00MW by 1 p.m.
This marks the first nationwide grid collapse of 2025 after a line-tripping incident in January. The collapse follows a troubling pattern, with the grid having failed 12 times in 2024 and over 100 times in the past decade.
Efforts to obtain an official statement from the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) were unsuccessful, as the company’s spokesperson, Ndidi Mbah, had yet to respond to inquiries, citing her attendance at a function.
However, multiple sources within power generation companies confirmed the system disturbance, describing it as a widespread grid failure.
Confirming the collapse, the Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC) acknowledged the incident in a statement on its X (formerly Twitter) handle, explaining that the outage was caused by a disturbance on the national grid at exactly 11:34 a.m.
The statement assured customers that efforts were underway to restore power gradually in affected areas, emphasizing that stakeholders were working to stabilize the grid.
This latest collapse highlights the persistent fragility of Nigeria’s power infrastructure, raising fresh concerns over the reliability of the electricity supply.
With another blackout crisis on its hands, Nigerians are once again left grappling with the harsh realities of an unstable power sector.