Olayomi Koiki
Nigeria’s electricity grid suffered a second collapse on Tuesday morning, more than 12 hours after Monday’s collapse.
On Monday, the grid collapsed at about 6:18 p.m., plunging many into darkness.
The power generation reportedly dropped from 3.87 gigawatts at 5 p.m. to 3.56GW at 6 p.m., and then to 0.00GW by 7 p.m. and 8 p.m.
However, on Tuesday, the power grid collapsed at about 9:17 a.m. By 10 am, grid supply had abruptly dropped to 0.00MW across all regions, plunging the entire nation into another round of total blackout.
This incident marks the second grid collapse in less than 24 hours, raising serious concerns about the stability of the nation’s electricity supply.
“Dear Valued Customer, kindly be informed that there was a system collapse at 09:17hrs, which has resulted in a loss of power supply across our network,” Eko Electricity Distribution Company said on Tuesday morning. “We are currently working with our partners and hope for a speedy restoration of the grid. We will keep you updated as soon as the power supply is restored.”
Ndidi Mbah, spokesman for the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) did not respond to a request for comment.
Nigeria’s national power grid often collapses, affecting millions. It supplies 3,500-5,500 MW to 200 million people, but in 2024, it experienced the most collapses since 2019.