Power outage hits Nigeria as national grid collapses again, first in 2025

Nigeria’s national grid suffered its first collapse of 2025 on Saturday, January 11, resulting in widespread power outages across the country.

This incident marks the 13th grid collapse in just 13 months, highlighting the persistent challenges faced by the nation’s power infrastructure, according to Persecondnews.

According to information from the Nigerian System Operator’s portal (https://niggrid.org), the grid collapse happened at 1: 56 pm.

Power generation dropped from 2111.01 megawatts as of 2 pm to 390.20 MW by 3 pm.

A post by The Energy podcast confirmed the blackout stating: “National grid suffers major collapse… First in 2025”.

Another post said: “Restoration has begun… Currently generating 302MW as of 02: 40 pm”.

The national grid’s most recent collapse, according to Persecondnews, occurred on December 11, 2024.

Source: Per Second News