Nigeria’s national power grid collapsed on Friday, causing a nationwide blackout and marking the first system failure of 2026.
Data from the Nigerian Independent System Operator (NISO) showed that electricity generation fell to zero megawatts (MW) during the outage.
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NISO confirmed that load allocation to all 11 electricity distribution companies (DisCos) dropped to zero MW as of 1 p.m. on Friday.
The affected DisCos included Benin, Eko, Enugu, Ikeja, Jos, Kaduna, Kano, Port Harcourt, Ibadan, Abuja, and Yola, all of which were without power during the collapse.
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