Discos Restore Power Supply After First National Grid Collapse of 2026

By Adedapo Adesanya

Gradual electricity restoration has began across the nation after the country’s national grid recorded its first collapse in 2026 on Friday.

The first collapse in 2026 on January 23 came after a similar incident on December 29, 2025, which had caused widespread power outages across the country.

The prevalent grid collapse in the country has been attributed to a combination of technical faults, inadequate maintenance of transmission lines, and fluctuations in generation capacity.

Earlier today, electricity generation dropped sharply from over 4,500 megawatts to as low as 24 megawatts as of 1:30 pm.

Checks showed that all 23 power generation plants connected to the grid reportedly lost output during the incident, resulting in zero power allocation to each of the 11 electricity distribution companies from Lagos to Kano to Abuja.

Officials of the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) had yet to issue a detailed statement at the time of filing this report by 4:40 p.m.

However, a notice from Abuja Electric Distribution Company (AEDC) to customers noted that “gradual restoration of supply” has commenced.

In Lagos State, several streets in the Orelope area of Alimosho Local Government also reported power restoration.