Parts of Nigeria have been thrown into darkness as the national grid collapsed again on Wednesday, the second time this year.
According to data obtained from the Nigerian System Operator’s portal (niggrid.org), the collapse occurred around 11:30am on Wednesday.
At the time of filing this report, the cause of this grid disturbance had not been disclosed by the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN).
Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC) confirmed that the grid disturbance happened around 11:30am on Wednesday.
“We regret to inform you that a system disturbance occurred on the national grid at 11:34 am today (Wednesday), causing a power outage across our franchise areas.
“While gradual restoration of power supply has commenced, please be assured that we are working closely with relevant stakeholders to fully restore electricity as soon as the grid is stabilised,” AEDC said in a statement on X on Wednesday.
Similarly, a popular Nigeria National Grid account on X wrote on Wednesday, “There was a “GRID DISTURBANCE” before noon today (Wednesday). Parts of the country experienced an outage”.
Spokesperson of TCN, Ndidi Mbah, was not immediately available to comment on the situation.
The grid disturbance comes after the one that occurred on January 11, 2025.
This incident follows a pattern of instability, with the grid suffering about 12 consecutive collapses in 2024.
