Nigeria’s National Grid has suffered its second system collapse this Year, plunging the country into another round of nationwide blackout as electricity generation fell to zero megawatts.
As of the time of filing this report, operational data showed that all 11 electricity distribution companies (DisCos) were receiving zero power allocation, leaving millions of homes and businesses without electricity.
The latest incident comes barely days after the grid recorded its first collapse of the year last week and just weeks after a similar disruption last year ending that triggered widespread outages across the country.
Industry sources confirmed that electricity generation sharply declined from over 4,500 megawatts to zero during the disturbance.
Checks also revealed that all 23 power generation plants connected to the national grid reportedly lost output simultaneously, resulting in a total shutdown of supply to the DisCos.
A senior power sector official, who spoke on condition of anonymity, described the situation as “deeply concerning.”
“We witnessed a sudden system disturbance that caused generation to crash across board. All the plants dropped off almost at once, which led to zero allocation nationwide,” the official said.
Grid collapses in Nigeria are often linked to a mix of technical faults, poor maintenance of transmission infrastructure, and fluctuations in generation capacity.
Another industry expert attributed the recurring failures to systemic challenges within the power sector.
“These repeated collapses point to long-standing issues in transmission stability and equipment maintenance. Until those are addressed, Nigerians will continue to experience these outages,” the expert said.
As of press time, the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) had yet to release a detailed statement explaining the cause of the collapse. However, grid operators confirmed that restoration efforts were already underway.
“The recovery process has commenced, and power will be restored progressively,” a TCN source disclosed.
The latest blackout adds to growing public frustration over the country’s fragile electricity infrastructure, with consumers once again bracing for prolonged outages.
