Nigeria’s electricity supply was disrupted on Monday afternoon following a system collapse on the national grid, causing power distribution to plunge to as low as 50 megawatts before a gradual recovery later in the day.
The disruption occurred on December 29, 2025, when distribution load data released via the Nigerian national grid’s official X account showed a sharp drop in electricity supply across the country at about 3:12 p.m., affecting most electricity distribution companies (DisCos) nationwide.
According to the update, only two DisCos were receiving power at the time of the collapse. Ibadan DisCo was allocated 30 MW, while Abuja DisCo received 20 MW, bringing the total distributed power to 50 MW.
The post read: “DisCo Load | 29th December, 2025 | 3:12 PM
Ibadan DisCo - 30 MW
Abuja DisCo - 20 MW
Benin DisCo - 0 MW
Eko DisCo - 0 MW
Enugu DisCo - 0 MW
Ikeja DisCo - 0 MW
Jos DisCo - 0 MW
Kaduna DisCo - 0 MW
Kano DisCo - 0 MW
PHarcourt DisCo - 0 MW
Yola DisCo - 0 MW
Total: 50 MW.”
Subsequent updates from the grid indicated a slow improvement in power distribution. By 3:50 p.m., total load had increased to 120 MW, with Ibadan, Abuja and Benin DisCos receiving electricity, while others remained without supply.
Another update at 4:44 p.m. showed further recovery, with six DisCos receiving power and total distribution rising to 305 MW, although several parts of the country were still without electricity.
Confirming the outage, Eko Electricity Distribution Company informed customers of the incident in a notice issued on Monday.
The company said: “Kindly be informed there was a system collapse at 14:01hrs which has resulted to a loss of power supply across our network.
We are currently working with our partners as we hope for the speedy restoration of the grid. We will keep you updated as soon as power supply is restored.
Kindly bear with us.”
As of 5:49 p.m., the latest grid update showed a more significant recovery, with total distributed power rising to 415 MW and major DisCos, including Ibadan, Ikeja, Eko, Abuja, Kaduna and Kano, receiving varying levels of electricity supply.
The recurring grid disturbances have continued to highlight challenges within Nigeria’s power infrastructure, as authorities and operators work to stabilise the national electricity network.
Ademide Adebayo
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