The national grid has suffered another system collapse on Tuesday, plunging several parts of the country into darkness just four days after the first major outage of 2026.
Data from the Nigerian Independent System Operator’s (NIGGRID) grid performance dashboard showed that real-time electricity generation dropped sharply to 39 megawatts (MW) as of 11:00 a.m., with supply coming from only one generating company. Several other power plants on the dashboard recorded zero output at the time of the disturbance.
Simultaneously, distribution load allocation figures indicated that power supply to electricity distribution companies (DisCos) nationwide fell to 0.00MW, confirming a widespread grid failure.
The first national grid collapse in 2026 occurred on Friday, January 23, 2026, with real-time data showing total generation falling to 0.00 megawatts, plunging large parts of the country into darkness.
