Nigeria’s national power grid collapsed on Friday, marking the first system failure recorded in 2026 and causing a nationwide blackout.
Data obtained from the Nigerian Independent System Operator (NISO) showed that electricity generation dropped to zero megawatts (MW) during the incident.
NISO also confirmed that load allocation to all 11 electricity distribution companies (DisCos) fell to zero MW as of 1 p.m. on Friday.
The affected DisCos were Benin, Eko, Enugu, Ikeja, Jos, Kaduna, Kano, Port Harcourt, Ibadan, Abuja and Yola, all of which received no power supply at the time of the collapse.
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Credit: Nigerian Tribune