National Power Grid Suffers First Collapse of 2026
Nigeria’s national electricity grid has experienced its first collapse in 2026, coming just weeks after a similar outage recorded on December 29, 2025, which disrupted power supply nationwide.
Electricity generation reportedly plunged from over 4,500 megawatts to about 24 megawatts by 1:30 pm during the incident.
Report indicate that all 23 power generation stations linked to the national grid lost output, leaving the country’s 11 electricity distribution companies without power allocation.
Grid failures are often linked to technical challenges, poor maintenance of transmission infrastructure, and instability in power generation.
As of the time of reporting, the exact cause of the collapse remained unclear, with the Transmission Company of Nigeria yet to release an official explanation.
Meanwhile, Abuja Electric informed customers that power restoration is ongoing and will be carried out gradually.
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