The Nigerian national electricity grid has collapsed on Wednesday, causing power generation to plummet from 2,917.83 megawatts (MW) to just 1.5 MW between 11 a.m. and 12 p.m.
Following the incident, Nigeria National Grid, an X handle that tracks electricity distribution, confirmed the development, stating that “system restoration is in progress.”
In a subsequent update, the account revealed that load allocations to all Distribution Companies (DisCos) across the country had dropped to zero, with the exception of Ibadan DisCo.
“Disco load” refers to the volume of electricity (in megawatts) allocated to each power distribution company from the national grid.
As of the time of filing this report, none of the DisCos had issued official statements on the collapse.
