Again, Nigeria’s Electricity Grid Collapses, Triggers Nationwide Blackout

By Adedapo Adesanya

Nigeria’s electricity grid collapsed again on Tuesday morning, cutting power supply nationwide after generation and load allocation dropped to zero across all distribution companies,.

The incident marks the second recorded collapse of the national power grid in 2026, the second as well in five days following last Friday’s inclident.

This also means the third time in one month after a similar failure on December 29, 2025.

The system failure occurred at about 10:50 a.m, when electricity allocation to all electricity distribution companies fell to zero. Data from the grid operator showed that power generation plunged to zero megawatts, triggering a total shutdown of supply across the country.

A review of the national distribution load profile at the time of the incident indicated that all distribution companies, including Abuja, Eko, Benin, Enugu, Ibadan, Ikeja, Jos, Kano, Kaduna, Port Harcourt and Yola, recorded zero load, confirming a nationwide outage.

All 23 power generation plants connected to the national grid reportedly lost output during the incident, resulting in zero power allocation to each of the 11 electricity distribution companies.

As of time of filing this report, no official confirmation has been provided by the government authorities.