Nigeria’s national power grid suffered two collapses within 24 hours, leading to widespread blackouts across the country. The latest incident occurred at 9:17 am on Tuesday, less than a day after a previous collapse on Monday evening. The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) described the disruptions as a “partial disturbance” and assured that grid recovery efforts are nearly complete, with power restored to about 90% of substations nationwide.
TCN, in a statement signed by Public Affairs General Manager Ndidi Mbah, noted that recovery began shortly after the initial outage, aided by the Azura power station’s ‘blackstart.’ However, another challenge occurred on Tuesday morning, causing a setback. The TCN assured that supply has been restored to major areas, including Abuja, and an investigation is underway to determine the cause of the grid failure.
Electricity Distribution Companies (Discos) confirmed the grid collapse, with Ikeja Electric and Eko DisCo stating that power supply was disrupted within their networks and work is ongoing to restore it.
Despite years of investment, Nigeria’s power grid remains fragile, often collapsing under fluctuations. Efforts to stabilize the grid include the deployment of the Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) system, developed with support from the World Bank.
