Nigeria experienced its first national blackout this year after a grid collapse at 11:21 a.m., causing all 20 power plants, except Ibom Power, to be offline by 11:51 a.m. Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC) confirmed the incident, stating that the power outage was due to a system failure from the national grid. The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) stated that the grid experienced a partial disturbance due to gas constraints at its Ibom power station, feeding Eket, Ekim, Itu & Uyo transmission substations. Low power generation has persisted in the country since January 2024, exacerbating daily generation due to the lingering gas constraint. The outage made it the 150th time the country has recorded a grid collapse since 2013. Reasons for the collapses vary, but include outdated infrastructure, vegetation growing along grid lines, vandalism of the grid, and a shortage of gas.
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