The process of restoring electricity supply across the country commenced on Wednesday following the latest collapse of Nigeria’s national grid.
The grid reportedly went down around 11:30am, plunging several states into darkness. Abuja Electricity Distribution Company and Port Harcourt Electricity Distribution Company, in separate notices, confirmed the incident, which left millions of households and businesses without power.
Providing an update on X, the Nigeria National Grid said restoration efforts had begun, with about 495 megawatts reallocated to distribution companies. Abuja Disco received 150MW, Benin 40MW, Eko 80MW, Enugu 40MW, Ibadan 50MW, Ikeja 80MW, Kano 35MW and Kaduna 25MW. However, Port Harcourt, Jos and Yola Discos were yet to receive supply as of the time of filing this report.
Checks by our correspondent revealed that electricity was restored in parts of Dawaki and Zone 7 Dutse, Abuja, at about 3:00pm on Wednesday.
Efforts to reach the spokesperson of the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN), Ndidi Mbah, proved unsuccessful as calls were neither answered nor returned.
This latest incident adds to Nigeria’s long-running struggles with grid stability. Data show that between 2010 and 2022, the national grid collapsed 222 times. In 2024 alone, the country recorded at least 10 collapses. Earlier this year, in January and March, similar grid disturbances were recorded, although TCN insisted they did not amount to full collapses.
