Nigeria’s national electricity grid collapsed on Friday, plunging large parts of the country into darkness and disrupting supply to millions of households and businesses.
Checks revealed that generation dropped sharply from over 4,500 megawatts to just 24 megawatts by 1:30 pm.
All 23 power plants connected to the grid reportedly lost output, leaving the 11 electricity distribution companies with zero allocation.
Officials of the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) had yet to issue a detailed statement at the time of filing this report.
This marks the first grid collapse of 2026, coming only weeks after a similar incident on December 29, 2025, which also caused widespread outages.
In recent years, collapses have been linked to technical faults, poor maintenance of transmission lines, and fluctuations in generation capacity.
Industry stakeholders have repeatedly urged the government and power operators to adopt stronger contingency measures to prevent recurring failures.
They argue that Nigeria’s electricity infrastructure is struggling to meet growing demand for reliable power.
The latest collapse has renewed concerns about the resilience of the grid and the urgent need for reforms in the sector.
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