Barely 24 hours after a nationwide power outage, Nigeria’s electricity generation has climbed back to 5,093.54 megawatts—up from a staggering drop to just over 800MW.
Despite widespread reports of a national grid collapse, the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) insists there was no total failure, attributing the blackout to “line tripping” instead.
This development comes just days after the Federal Government celebrated what it called a “historic milestone” of reaching 6,000MW in power generation. However, by Friday afternoon, grid data showed a sharp dip, with power generation plummeting from about 4,000MW earlier in the day to just 803MW by 2 p.m.
At its highest on Friday morning, power generation peaked at 5,284MW before the unexpected drop later in the day. Many power plants had yet to resume full operations, causing prolonged blackouts across several states.
Responding to the situation, TCN’s General Manager of Public Affairs, Ndidi Mbah, clarified that the disruption was not a grid collapse but rather a case of power line tripping, which reduced electricity supply allocations to distribution companies.
However, power distribution companies (DisCos) offered a different narrative. Ikeja Electric informed customers that the system outage had significantly affected supply within its network, while Eko Electricity Distribution Company attributed the blackout to reduced power allocation from TCN, supposedly aimed at “maintaining grid stability.”
As power supply gradually recovers, Nigerians continue to grapple with the frustration of unstable electricity, leaving many to question the reliability of the nation’s power infrastructure.
