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National grid collapses again, eleven days into new year
Nigeria’s national power grid has collapsed again, throwing some parts of the country into darkness.
This is recorded as its first major collapse in 2025, just within eleven days into the new year.
The collapse has resulted in a nationwide blackout to the despair of Nigerians.
This incident marks the 13th occurrence in the past 13 months.
READ ALSO: After 11th collapse in 2024, TCN says efforts to stabilize national grid ongoing
At the moment, power generation has dropped from 2111.01 megawatts as of 2 pm to 390.20 MW by 3 pm.
A post by The Energy podcast confirmed the blackout stating, “National grid suffers major collapse… First in 2025.”
Another post said, “Restoration has begun… Currently generating 302MW as of 02:40 pm.”
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