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The Enugu Electricity Distribution Company has attributed the drop in electricity supply across the South-East region to inadequate gas supply to thermal generating stations.
EEDC disclosed this in a statement by its spokesperson, Emeka Ezeh, on Friday.
According to the disco, development has significantly reduced the energy allocated from the national grid.
EEDC apologized to users within its franchise areas for the inconvenience due to the outages.
“We assure our customers that we will continue to liaise with relevant stakeholders, hoping that the gas supply constraints and generation challenge will be resolved soon.
“We sincerely regret the inconvenience this situation may cause our esteemed customers and appreciate your continued patience and understanding,” the statement reads.
The disco statement comes barely hours after the Nigeria Independent System Operator also blamed the nationwide drop in power supply on a gas shortage.
Nigeria’s national electricity grid collapsed on Tuesday morning, the second time in January 2026.
The first grid collapse this year occurred only last Friday.
This latest collapse was confirmed by the Nigeria National Grid on X around 10:53 am.
The post simply read: “Grid Collapse.”
A follow-up tweet said, “Restoration is in progress!”
Power generation has fallen to zero megawatts, according to numbers obtained from the Nigerian Independent System Operator, NISO.
The affected distribution firms include Ikeja, Jos, Kaduna, Kano, Benin, Eko, Enugu, Port Harcourt, Ibadan, Abuja and Yola.
Parts of Nigeria have been thrown into darkness as the national grid experienced a collapse again on Wednesday, marking the second time in the year.
According to data obtained from the Nigerian System Operator’s portal (niggrid.org), the collapse occurred around 11:30 am on Wednesday.
The cause of this grid disturbance is yet to be disclosed by the Transmission Company of Nigeria, TCN.
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Abuja Electricity Distribution Company, AEDC, confirmed that the grid disturbance happened around 11:30 am on Wednesday.
“We regret to inform you that a system disturbance occurred on the national grid at 11:34 am today (Wednesday), causing a power outage across our franchise areas.
“While gradual restoration of power supply has commenced, please be assured that we are working closely with relevant stakeholders to fully restore electricity as soon as the grid is stabilised,” AEDC said in a statement on X on Wednesday.
Similarly, a popular Nigeria National Grid account on X wrote on Wednesday, “There was a “GRID DISTURBANCE” before noon today (Wednesday). Parts of the country experienced an outage”.
The fragility of Nigeria’s national electricity grid is set to persist as ongoing insecurity in the northern region continues to hinder the government’s efforts to repair a vital transmission line. This unresolved challenge leaves the grid vulnerable to repeated collapses, exacerbating an already precarious energy situation across the country.
This revelation came from the Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, who addressed the Senate Joint Committee on Power during the 2025 budget defense session. His statement underscored the severity of the ongoing challenges facing Nigeria’s power sector.
The Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, pointed to the damage of the Shiroro-Kaduna-Mando line as a key factor exacerbating the grid’s instability. Since the line was taken out of service following a vandalism incident in October 2024, the national electricity infrastructure has been under intense strain, resulting in regular collapses.
“The Kaduna-Shiroro-Mando line was one of the two major lines transmitting power to the north. The second, the Ugwuaji-Makurdi line, was also vandalized but has been repaired. The Shiroro-Mando-Kaduna line, however, remains down due to insecurity,” he said on Monday.
