- Peak generation for Friday hit 5,284MW at 5 am, with power generation slowly recovering to 803MW at 4 pm, as numerous power plants were still working to restore supply to the national grid.
- Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has yet to release an official statement regarding the incident, with spokesperson Ndidi Mbah unavailable for comment.
- Eko Electricity Distribution Company also appealed to its customers
A system disturbance within the national grid on Friday caused widespread power outages across Nigeria, casting a shadow over the Federal Government’s celebration of reaching a historic 6,000MW power generation.
Eko Hot Blog gathered that the impact was particularly noticeable in Lagos, as electricity supply dropped dramatically below 1,000MW at 2 pm from approximately 4,000MW earlier in the day.
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Peak generation for Friday hit 5,284MW at 5 am, with power generation slowly recovering to 803MW at 4 pm, as numerous power plants were still working to restore supply to the national grid.
At the time of writing, the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has yet to release an official statement regarding the incident, with spokesperson Ndidi Mbah unavailable for comment.
However, the Ikeja Electricity Distribution Company said in a public notice, “Dear esteemed customer, Please be informed that we experienced a system outage today 07/03/2025 @ 14:00hrs, affecting supply within our network.
“Restoration of supply is ongoing in collaboration with our critical stakeholders. Kindly bear with us.”
Similarly, the Eko Electricity Distribution Company also appealed to its customers.
“Dear valued customer, kindly be informed there was a system disruption on 7th March 2025 at 13:59hrs, which has resulted in a loss of power supply across our network.
“We are currently working with our partners as we hope for speedy restoration of the grid. We will keep you updated as soon as the power supply is restored. Kindly bear with us,” Eko DisCo confirmed.
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