Recent reports confirm Nigeria’s national grid collapsed again this morning around 11 am.
This marks the second time in 2026 that Nigeria is experiencing a grid collapse.
Power generation dropped to near zero, causing widespread outages.
Restoration is said to have begun.
The first national grid collapse in 2026 occurred on January 23.
A message from Eko electricity distribution company concerning the collapse is shown below:
According to the Nigeria National Grid official handle on X the DisCo load as at 11:20 am after the collapse reads:
@NationalGridNg
DisCo Load | 27 Jan 2026 | 11:20 AM
AbujaDisCo – 0 MW
BeninDisCo – 0 MW
EkoDisCo – 0 MW
EnuguDisCo – 0 MW
IbadanDisCo – 0 MW
IkejaDisCo – 0 MW
JosDisCo – 0 MW
KadunaDisCo – 0 MW
KanoDisCo – 0 MW
PHarcourtDisCo – 0 MW
YolaDisCo – 0 MW
Total – 0 MW
