The Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) has expressed deep concern over the repeated national grid collapses, stating that they pose a significant threat to manufacturers, micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs), and the broader Nigerian business environment. Dr. Chinyere Almona, Director-General of LCCI, in a statement, highlighted the serious consequences of the second…
The National Grid has suffered another collapse, marking its second failure in 2026. As of the latest report, power supply to the 11 electricity distribution companies has dropped to zero megawatts, leaving the entire nation without electricity. This comes just days after the first collapse last Friday and follows a similar incident on December 29,…
The national power grid has suffered another collapse, plunging parts of the country into darkness and disrupting electricity supply to millions of homes and businesses. Findings revealed that power generation fell drastically from over 4,500 megawatts to as low as 24 megawatts by about 1:30 p.m. during the incident. Reports indicate that all 23 power…
The Nigerian national electricity grid has collapsed once more, causing widespread outages across multiple states, according to updates from distribution companies. As of the afternoon of December 29, 2025, minimal power was reaching consumers. Load reports from various DisCos indicate: The Abuja Electricity Distribution Company confirmed that a system disturbance occurred at 14:02, affecting power…
According to data from the Independent System Operator (ISO), power generation dropped sharply from 2,917.83 MW to just 1.5 MW between 11:00 a.m. and 12:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Confirming the grid collapse, the Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC) stated that its customers had experienced a widespread outage in its service area, attributing it to a…
The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) said it has added 5,910 megavolt-amperes (MVA) of transformer capacity to the national grid. Aminu Tahir, General Manager of Project Coordination and Technical Assistant to the MD/CEO of the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN), disclosed recent project updates during a presentation on initiatives under the Project Management Unit (PMU)….
The Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA) has commenced the rollout of gas licenses to qualified players in the sector, following frequent collapse of the national grid. The grid that has so far recorded one collapse this year after more than 10 incidents in 2024 has plunged several parts of the country into hours of…
On Wednesday, Nigerians were plunged into darkness due to yet another collapse of the national power grid. In October alone, the grid experienced three collapses within a week, causing widespread blackouts and triggering reactions from the public. A tweet from Nigeria’s National Grid confirmed that the collapse occurred around 2:09 pm on Wednesday. This collapse…
The national grid has collapsed for the second time in three days, leading to blackouts in several parts of the country. At 11:30 a.m., electricity generation fell to zero megawatts, impacting generation businesses nationwide, according to a check on the Nigerian System Operator’s webpage (niggrid.org). This was confirmed by a few electrical distribution businesses on…
Again, Nigeria has been plunged into darkness as the national grid recorded another collapse on Tuesday. The incident happened around 2:09 pm on Tuesday according to the official X handle of the National Nigeria Grid. In 2024 alone, the National grid has collapsed at least eight times Recently, nine northern states were plunged into darkness…
