Nigeria’s Nationwide Grid Once more Collapses, Leaves Energy Sector On Emergency Provide

The sharp decline instantly translated into uneven energy allocation throughout the nation.

Nigeria’s fragile electrical energy system slipped into emergency mode on Monday after a collapse of the nationwide grid sharply curtailed energy era and left most distribution firms with out provide.

Information obtained from the Nigerian Unbiased System Operator (NISO) confirmed that whole era plunged dramatically inside one hour, falling from 2,052.37 megawatts to only 139.92MW between 2pm and 3pm, a sign of a serious system disturbance.

The sharp decline instantly translated into uneven energy allocation throughout the nation.

Out of the 11 electrical energy distribution firms (DisCos), NISO reported that solely three have been capable of take any load throughout the interval, with whole allocation standing at simply 120MW nationwide.

Ibadan Electrical energy Distribution Firm (IBEDC) acquired the biggest share at 80MW, whereas Abuja Electrical energy Distribution Firm (AEDC) and Benin DisCo every took 20MW.

All different distribution firms have been unable to load energy from the grid.

DisCo Load | twenty ninth December, 2025 | 3:50 PM

Ibadan DisCo    - 80 MW
Abuja DisCo    - 20 MW
Benin DisCo    - 20 MW
Eko DisCo     - 0 MW
Enugu DisCo    - 0 MW
Ikeja DisCo     - 0 MW
Jos DisCo     - 0 MW
Kaduna DisCo   - 0 MW
Kano DisCo     - 0 MW
PHarcourt DisCo…

— Nigeria Nationwide Grid (@NationalGridNg) December 29, 2025

In line with NISO, the DisCos that recorded zero allocation included Benin, Eko, Enugu, Ikeja, Jos, Kaduna, Kano, Port Harcourt and Yola, highlighting the dimensions of disruption brought on by the collapse.

Unbiased monitoring additionally confirmed the severity of the state of affairs.

In line with the X deal with that screens Nigeria Nationwide Grid, as of three:50pm on Monday, energy provide remained extraordinarily restricted, with Ibadan DisCo at 80MW, Abuja DisCo at 20MW and Benin DisCo at 20MW, whereas Eko, Enugu, Ikeja, Jos, Kaduna, Kano, Port Harcourt and Yola DisCos have been all at 0MW.

The incident underscores the persistent vulnerability of Nigeria’s energy infrastructure, the place a single grid disturbance can quickly cascade into nationwide outages.

With era sinking under 200MW on the peak of the collapse, the grid was successfully working far under ranges required to maintain significant electrical energy provide to properties, companies and demanding companies.

As of the time of reporting, there was no official assertion on the reason for the collapse or a timeline for full restoration, however the knowledge factors to a different reminder of the systemic challenges going through the nation’s electrical energy sector.

On September 10, 2025, SaharaReporters reported that yhe Nigerian Nationwide Grid once more collapsed, sending the nation into darkness.

In line with an replace offered by the official deal with that studies points round Nigeria’s electrical energy grid, the distribution of energy as of then stood at : Abuja DisCo – 20MW, Benin DisCo – 10MW, Eko DisCo – 0MW, Enugu DisCo – 0MW, Ibadan DisCo – 20MW, Ikeja DisCo – 0MW, Jos DisCo – 0MW, Kaduna DisCo – 0MW, Kano DisCo – 0MW, Port Harcourt DisCo – 0MW, and Yola DisCo – 0MW.

In March 2025, the nationwide energy grid additionally suffered a serious collapse, plunging a number of components of the nation, together with Lagos, into darkness.

The incident got here simply days after the Nigerian authorities celebrated what it described as a “historic rise” in energy era to 6000MW.

Nonetheless, the sudden grid disturbance noticed energy era plummet under 1000MW at 2:00 PM, down from roughly 4000MW earlier earlier than the incident.