- Nigeria’s power grid collapses, causing a nationwide blackout first time in 2025.
- 13th grid failure in 13 months.
- Power generation dropped from 2,111 MW to 302 MW.
Nigeria’s national power grid has recorded its first major collapse of 2025, barely ten days into the new year.
The collapse has resulted in a nationwide blackout, leaving Nigerians in despair.
This incident marks the 13th occurrence in the past 13 months.
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EKO HOT BLOG reports that
Checks by our correspondent revealed that power generation dropped from 2,111.01 megawatts at 2:00 pm to 390.20 MW by 3:00 pm.
A post by The Energy Podcast confirmed the blackout, stating: “National grid suffers major collapse… First in 2025.”
Another update read: “Restoration has begun… Currently generating 302 MW as of 2:40 pm.”
More details to follow…
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