The national grid’s collapse on Wednesday, February 12, 2025, marks another unfortunate instance of Nigeria’s power sector instability, adding to the already concerning pattern of outages. The disruption occurred around 11:30 am, leaving many parts of the country in the dark. The Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC) acknowledged the outage, informing customers that power restoration had started and assuring that full service would be resumed once the grid stabilized.
The cause of the collapse has not yet been disclosed by the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN), with the spokesperson, Ndidi Mbah, unavailable for comment as of the time of the report. This incident follows the previous collapse on January 11, 2025, and is a continuation of the troubling trend of grid disturbances that characterized 2024, which saw about 12 consecutive collapses.
This recurring issue highlights the vulnerability of Nigeria’s electricity infrastructure and the challenges the country faces in stabilizing its power supply. Hopefully, efforts to improve the grid’s resilience and reduce such disturbances can be prioritized to prevent further disruptions.
