Many Nigerians have been left without electricity following yet another collapse of the national grid.
The system failure occurred around 11am on Wednesday, causing a sharp decline in power generation from 4,064 megawatts to 1,203MW by 12 pm, before dropping completely to 0.00MW at 1 p.m.
This marks the twelfth collapse of the national grid in 2024 alone and adds to the over 100 incidents recorded in the past decade.
Confirming the latest system failure, the Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC) issued a statement on its X handle, saying:
“Dear Valued Customer, We regret to inform you that a system disturbance occurred on the national grid at 11:34 am today 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. Thank you for your understanding and patience as we work to serve you better.”
Similarly, Ikeja Electric also informed its customers of the disruption, stating:
“Dear esteemed customers, please be informed that we experienced a system outage today, 12th February, 2025 at 11.34hrs affecting all our feeders.
“Restoration of supply is ongoing in collaboration with our critical stakeholders. Kindly bear with us.”
The repeated grid failures have raised concerns about the country’s power infrastructure, with many citizens and businesses bearing the brunt of frequent blackouts.
