National Grid Records Disturbance, Plunges Nigeria Into Darkness

The electricity transmission system popularly known as the national grid experienced a system outage on Wednesday morning, leaving many Nigerians without electricity.

This marks the first grid disturbance in 2025 following a line-tripping incident in January. In 2024, the grid collapsed 12 times.

Confirming the development on X, the Abuja Electricity Distribution Company stated: “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.

“While gradual restoration of power supply has commenced, please be assured that we are working closely with relevant stakeholders to fully restore electricity as soon as the grid is stabilised. Thank you for your understanding and patience as we work to serve you better.”

Ikeja Electric also reported the incident on X: “Please be informed that we experienced a system outage today February 12, 2025 at 11:34hrs affecting all our feeders.

“Restoration of supply is ongoing in collaboration with our critical stakeholders.”