Nigeria’s national electricity grid collapsed on Friday, plunging large parts of the country into blackout in the first such incident recorded in 2026.
Data from the Nigerian Independent System Operator (NISO) showed that power generation dropped to zero megawatts at about 1 p.m., while electricity supply to all 11 distribution companies fell completely.
The affected distribution companies include Benin, Eko, Enugu, Ikeja, Jos, Kaduna, Kano, Port Harcourt, Ibadan, Abuja and Yola, each of which recorded zero load allocation at the time of the collapse.
The latest incident comes months after a series of nationwide grid failures in 2025, with the most recent occurring on December 29, underscoring persistent challenges in the country’s power sector.
