Kehinde Fajobi
Nigeria’s electricity grid collapsed on Wednesday, triggering widespread blackouts across the country.
The incident was first reported by the X handle @NationalGridNg, which posted, “There was a ‘GRID DISTURBANCE’ before noon today. Parts of the country experienced outage. Further information shortly.”
The Ikeja Electricity Distribution Company (IKEDC) confirmed the outage, stating that it occurred at 11:34 am.
“Please be informed that we experienced a system outage today, 12th February 2025, at 11:34 hrs, affecting all our feeders. Restoration of supply is ongoing in collaboration with our critical stakeholders,” the company wrote on X.
Similarly, the Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC) acknowledged the collapse. “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,” it posted.
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The company assured customers that gradual restoration had begun, adding, “Please be assured that we are working closely with relevant stakeholders to fully restore electricity as soon as the grid is stabilised.”
This marks the first grid collapse of 2025, following a line tripping incident in January. Last year, the grid failed 12 times.