The national power grid suffered a system collapse on Wednesday, causing widespread power outages nationwide.
According to reports, the system lost power generation just after 11 a.m., which had an impact on the supply of electricity in several places.
The spokesperson for the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN), Ndidi Mbah, has yet to provide an official response regarding the incident, stating that she is attending a function. However, sources within power generation companies confirm a general grid disturbance.
Eyewitness accounts and industry reports indicate that the power supply tripped off just before noon, leading to a significant drop in electricity generation. At 11 a.m., the grid was generating 4,064 megawatts, which declined to 1,203MW by noon and eventually fell to zero by 1 p.m.
This marks the first national grid collapse in 2025, following a minor incident involving line tripping in January. In 2024, the grid collapsed 12 times, while records show over 100 collapses in the past decade.
The Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC) acknowledges the outage in a statement on its official X (formerly Twitter) account, confirming the grid collapse and assuring customers that efforts are underway to restore power.
“Dear Valued Customer, we regret to inform you that a system disturbance occurred on the national grid at 11:34 a.m. today, causing a power outage across our franchise areas.
“While gradual restoration of power supply has commenced, please be assured that we are working closely with relevant stakeholders to fully restore electricity as soon as the grid is stabilized. Thank you for your understanding and patience as we work to serve you better,” AEDC states.
Industry experts stress the need for long-term solutions to increase power grid stability and prevent recurrent failures as efforts to restore the power supply continue.
