Nigeria’s National Power Grid collapsed once again, leaving parts of the country in total darkness and disrupting electricity supply to millions of households and businesses.
Punch reports that electricity generation dropped sharply from over 4,500 megawatts to as low as 24 megawatts as of 1:30 pm.
All 23 power generation plants connected to the grid reportedly lost output during the incident, resulting in zero power allocation to each of the 11 electricity distribution companies.
The cause of the collapse could not be immediately determined, and officials of the Transmission Company of Nigeria had yet to issue a detailed statement at the time of filing this report.
This is the first grid collapse recorded in 2026, coming barely weeks after a similar incident on December 29, 2025, which had also caused widespread power outages across the country.
Punch reports that in recent years, grid collapses have been attributed to a combination of technical faults, inadequate maintenance of transmission lines, and fluctuations in generation capacity.
Stakeholders have continued to call on the government and power operators to implement robust contingency measures to prevent recurring failures.
Twenty six years on, and billions upon billions naira spent, yet, no hope for Nigerians to have regular electricity supply in their homes and work place.