US EditionBREAKING: National Grid Restoration Begins After Collapse in Nigeria
Power generation plunged from 2,918 MW to 1.5 MW during the outage; 495 MW restored to major cities as efforts continue to stabilize the grid.
- On Wednesday, Nigeria's national grid collapsed again, with a system disturbance at about 11:23 am and AEDC reporting loss of supply; restoration began shortly after.
- The collapse follows a long record of failures, with Nigeria's grid collapsing 222 times from 2010 to 2022 and multiple times in 2024; attempts to reach Transmission Company of Nigeria failed as experts urged federal government investment.
- ISO data show generation plunged from 2,917.83 MW to 1.5 MW between 11 am and 12 pm, with 495 MW restored to Abuja DisCo, Eko DisCo, Ikeja DisCo and others.
- Local correspondents confirmed pockets of restoration while large areas remained dark, with supply restored to Dawaki, Zone 7 Dutse around 3:00pm and parts of Lagos seeing partial recovery after widespread outages.
- Contradictory accounts of past incidents from Transmission Company of Nigeria and reports of a March collapse highlight persistent instability, following government claims of a 'historic rise' to 6000MW and peak generation of 5,284MW.
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BREAKING: National grid restoration begins after collapse in Nigeria
Restoration of the country’s national grid has began after its collapse around 11:30 am on Wednesday, 10th September 2025. Abuja Electricity Distribution Company, Port Harcourt Disco, in a separate notice, confirmed Wednesday’s grid collapse, which led to an outage across its franchise. In an update, the Nigeria National Grid wrote on X, Wednesday that the grid restoration has begun. Accordingly, it stated that the grid has restored 495 total me…
Power outage in FCT, Lagos as national grid collapses
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National grid collapses again
The national grid has collapsed again. Data obtained from the independent system operator (ISO) showed that the megawatt (MW) generated dropped from 2,917.83 MW to 1.5 MW between 11 am and 12 pm on Wednesday. Confirming the collapse, the Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC) in a statement to its customers said the loss of electricity in system franchise area is due to loss of supply from the grid around 11:23 am. “Please be informed tha…
Grid collapse: Nigerians pay for darkness while cabals loot — NLC blasts power privatisation
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