Nigeria’s national power grid has suffered its first major collapse of 2025, resulting in a nationwide blackout just 10 days into the new year.
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This marks the 13th grid failure in the last 13 months, raising concerns about the stability of the power supply .
According to reports, electricity generation dropped significantly, from 2,111.01 megawatts at 2 p.m. to 390.20 MW by 3 p.m.
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The Energy Podcast confirmed the incident, stating that the national grid suffered a major collapse, the first in 2025 .
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The frequent grid collapses have become a persistent issue in Nigeria, with the grid collapsing 12 times in 2024 alone.
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Restoration efforts are underway, with The Energy Podcast reporting that power generation had reached 302MW as of 2:40 p.m.
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