- This incident is the second grid collapse in January 2026
- “Please be informed that at 10:48 a.m., a system collapse occurred, resulting in the loss of power across our network
- EkoDisCo confirmed the outage in a statement to customers, citing a system collapse as the cause
National power grid experienced another collapse on Tuesday, marking the second outage in just four days.
Eko Hot Blog reports that electricity generation plunged sharply to 39 megawatts at 11 a.m., down from 3,825 MW recorded at 10 a.m. Earlier in the morning, power output had peaked at 4,762 MW by 6 a.m.
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EkoDisCo confirmed the outage in a statement to customers, citing a system collapse as the cause.
“Please be informed that at 10:48 a.m., a system collapse occurred, resulting in the loss of power across our network. We are coordinating with TCN to restore supply as quickly as possible and will provide updates once electricity is back. We appreciate your patience,” the distribution company said.
This incident is the second grid collapse in January 2026 and the third within a month. Previous outages occurred on December 29, 2025, and Friday, January 23, 2026.
At the time of Tuesday’s collapse, load allocation to all distribution companies dropped to 0.00 MW, meaning no Disco was able to supply electricity.
The Nigerian Independent System Operator (NISO) has yet to provide a detailed explanation for the outage but confirmed that it happened around 12:40 p.m. following the simultaneous tripping of several 330kV transmission lines.
NISO had earlier described Friday’s grid failure as a “system-wide disturbance” that led to a total blackout across the interconnected national network.
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