National Grid Collapses First Time In 2025

January 11, 2025

Nigeria’s national power grid has experienced its first major collapse of 2025, occurring just ten days into the new year.

The collapse has caused a nationwide blackout, leaving Nigerians frustrated and without power.

This incident marks the 13th grid failure in the past 13 months.

According to findings, power generation plummeted from 2,111.01 megawatts at 2 pm to just 390.20 MW by 3 pm.

A post by The Energy Podcast confirmed the blackout, stating, “National Grid experiences major collapse… First of 2025.”

Another update mentioned, “Restoration efforts are underway… Currently generating 302MW as of 2:40 PM.”