By Olawale Lamina
On Monday afternoon and few days to year 2026, the national electricity grid collapsed, reducing power supply to most parts of the country to near zero, based on distribution load figures released at 3:12 pm on December 29, 2025.
According to data from the Distribution Companies (DisCos), only two operators received electricity at the time of the collapse, with Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company recording a load of 30 megawatts (MW), while Abuja Electricity Distribution Company received 20 MW.
The development resulted in zero megawatts allocation to all other DisCos in the country. Benin, Eko, Enugu, Ikeja, Jos, Kaduna, Kano, Port Harcourt and Yola DisCos all recorded 0 MW, showing a widespread power cut across major cities and regions.
At just 50 MW electricity distribution nationwide at the time of grid collapse, far below normal operating levels and grossly inadequate to sustain power supply to homes, businesses and critical services, the incident again reminded Nigerians of familiar experience with end of year drama.
Amidst the emergency created by the power grid collapse, the NNG said restoration effort is ongoing.
As of the time of this report, no official statement had been issued either by the Transmission Company of Nigeria, TCN, or the Federal Ministry of Power about the exact cause of the collapse or how long it takes to restore power supply.
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