ABUJA, NIGERIA — Nigeria’s electricity supply experienced a severe setback on Monday as total power generation on the national grid plummeted sharply from 3,840 megawatts (MW) to 476.70MW, triggering widespread power outages across several states.
The sudden drop representing a loss of over 3,300MW within hours forced electricity distribution companies (DisCos) to issue advisories to customers regarding emergency load shedding and reduced supply allocations across residential and commercial networks.
Despite widespread blackouts reported by consumers, officials of the Nigerian Independent System Operator (NISO) dismissed claims of a complete national grid collapse.
Speaking on condition of anonymity, a senior NISO official insisted that the system did not suffer a total collapse, attributing the sudden supply drop to localized technical tripping and regional system anomalies.
”There is no disturbance at the moment,” the official clarified. “Probably if something is happening, maybe it is a local issue, but there is nothing on the grid. Some of these things are tripping or other minor issues that are resolved quickly.”
NISO confirmed that technical teams have been deployed to conduct rapid diagnostics across transmission corridors to identify the exact cause of the generation loss and stabilize power flow.
Meanwhile, major distribution companies, including Ikeja Electric, assured consumers that engagements with key sector stakeholders are underway to restore regular grid allocation and balance distribution.
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