Nigeria’s National Power Grid collapsed once more on Friday, plunging several parts of the country into darkness and disrupting electricity supply to millions of homes and businesses.
Checks revealed that electricity generation plunged dramatically from over 4,500 megawatts to just 24 megawatts by 1:30 pm. Reports indicate that all 23 power generation plants connected to the grid lost output during the incident, leaving the 11 electricity distribution companies with zero power allocation.
The cause of the collapse has not been immediately established, and officials from the Transmission Company of Nigeria were yet to issue a detailed statement at the time of filing this report.
This marks the first recorded grid collapse of 2026, coming only weeks after a similar blackout on December 29, 2025, which also affected large parts of the country.
According to PUNCH Online, recent grid failures have been linked to a mix of technical faults, insufficient maintenance of transmission lines, and fluctuations in electricity generation capacity.
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Stakeholders continue to urge the government and power operators to implement robust contingency plans to prevent repeated failures.
As Nigerians await an official explanation, the incident has once again highlighted concerns over the nation’s electricity infrastructure and its ability to meet the growing demand for stable and reliable power.