BREAKING: Imminent Power Outage Across Nigeria After Latest National Grid Failure

Nigeria faces a widespread power outage as the country’s leading electricity network, overseen from Osogbo, Osun State, experienced a breakdown around 4:30 pm on Thursday.

This incident left countless households and businesses in darkness.

DisCos across the 36 states have responded to the current development. Photo Credit: XSource: UGC

It is the fourth grid collapse within the first three months of the year, compounding the persistent difficulties in Nigeria’s power industry.

Reports from distribution companies (DisCos) across Nigeria’s 36 states indicate that their power supply systems were disabled, leading to extensive power outages nationwide.

According to Leadership, the grid’s electricity production, previously at 2,984 megawatts by 4 p.m. on Thursday, rapidly dropped to zero within an hour. By 5 p.m., all 21 power plants linked to the grid had ceased operations.

This latest incident highlights yet another setback for Nigeria’s electricity sector, which has struggled despite efforts to improve it through privatization.

The grid has experienced 141 collapses in the past decade alone, revealing the industry’s deep-rooted challenges.

At the time of reporting, only the Azura Power Plant was actively contributing to the grid, albeit with a modest output of 54 megawatts.

Meanwhile, major power generation plants like Egbin, Afam, Geregu, and others remained inactive, worsening the country’s electricity shortage.

Source: TheTalk.NG

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