National Grid has collapsed again in Nigeria

The national power grid has collapsed the second time in 2025, marking the 13th such incident in a 13-month span.

National Grid has collapsed again in Nigeria

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 e…

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