For second times in 2025, the Nigeria’s national grid has collapsed again, leaving some part of Nigeria in complete blockout. Based on corresponding data gathered from the Nigerian System Operator’s portal (NSO), the grid collapsed around 11:30 AM on Wednesday.
However, the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) is still breaking silence regarding the causes of the crash. Electricity companies including Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC) have also confirmed the power disturbance.
Similarly, a well-known Nigeria National Grid account on X, formerly Twitter also confirmed the situation today, Wednesday 12, 2025. “There was a problem with the power grid before noon today (Wednesday), causing power cuts in some parts of the country,” the account tweeted.
Recall that a similar power outage occurred on January 11, 2025. This was caused by the national grid that collapsed at that period. The January’s national grid collapse is the first power disturbance in Nigeria in 2025.
Nigerians experienced more than 10 times national power grid collapses in 2024. These led to widespread blackouts across major cities such as Abuja, Lagos, and Kano. These frequent national power grid failures were attributed to factors like aging infrastructure, underinvestment, and occasional sabotage of power facilities.
Furthermore, outdated transmission lines and substations—some over 40 years old, underinvestment in the power sector and vandalism and attacks on power infrastructure—particularly in the northern parts of Nigeria have also contributed to the national grid collapses.
However, the Nigeria government—under the administration of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu—has implemented a legislation that would allow each state in the country, irrespective of their political parties, to generate and transmit their own electricity power.
The Tinubu administration is aiming at reducing the burden on the national grid and attract new investment into the power sector of the country. This will also help boost the economy.
Furthermore, there is a push to develop independent power markets and build 1,000 mini solar grids with the World Bank’s support. This push will definitely helps to promote decentralized energy sources in enhancing the national grid system in Nigeria.
