Energy

Blackout as national grid collapses for first time in 2025

Nigerians were on Saturday, January 11, 2025, thrown into a nationwide blackout following the collapse of the national power grid.

This is the first time the national grid will collapse in 2025, following a series of system collapse in 2024.

It was gathered that the grid collapsed at about 2 p.m. on Saturday.

National grid collapses for 12th time in 2024

It was learnt that power generation dropped from 2111.01 megawatts as of 2 p.m. to 390.20 MW by 3 p.m.

“National grid suffers major collapse… First in 2025,” Energy podcast confirmed the blackout via a post on Saturday.

“Restoration has begun… Currently generating 302MW as of 02:40 pm,” it said in another post.

The Star

Segun Ojo

Recent Posts

FCCPC to monitor petrol pump price as oil prices drop to two-month low

The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) says it is expecting the easing in…

3 hours ago

No N210trn missing from NNPC accounts — Kyari

Former Group Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, Mele Kyari, has…

4 hours ago

OOU declares two-day academic break after student’s death

Olabisi Onabanjo University (OOU), Ago-Iwoye, Ogun State, has suspended lectures and other academic activities for…

6 hours ago

Kaduna Assembly passes bill to restore LG service commission

The Kaduna State House of Assembly, on Tuesday, referred a bill to establish the Kaduna…

7 hours ago

TikToker gets two-year jail term for defaming NDA commandant

A Kaduna High Court has sentenced TikTok personality Ruth Ogunleye to two years in prison…

8 hours ago

Ex-NNPCL boss Kyari appears before Senate over N210trn audit queries

Former Group Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), Mele Kyari,…

8 hours ago

This website uses cookies.