Many Nigerian cities were thrown into darkness on Friday after the country’s electricity grid suffered yet another partial collapse, causing widespread blackouts across several states.
The latest failure occurred around 2:00 p.m., affecting homes, businesses, and essential services. The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN), responsible for managing the grid, has continued to struggle with maintenance issues, leaving millions of Nigerians frustrated by the country’s fragile power system.
Electricity Companies Confirm System Failure
Several electricity distribution companies (DisCos) confirmed the blackout, citing a failure from the TCN’s supply network. Ikeja Electricity Distribution Company (IKEDC) issued a statement acknowledging the outage.
“Please be informed that we experienced a system outage today, 07/03/2025, at 14:00 hours, affecting supply within our network. Restoration of supply is ongoing in collaboration with our critical stakeholders,” IKEDC stated.
Similarly, Eko Electricity Distribution Company (EKEDC) also confirmed the power failure, blaming it on reduced power allocation from TCN.
EKEDC said, “The current power situation is a result of reduced power allocation from our TCN partners aimed at maintaining grid stability. The situation has resulted in unavoidable load shedding across our network.”
Despite these confirmations, the DisCos assured customers that efforts were being made to restore power.
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TCN Denies Total Grid Collapse
However, Ndidi Mbah, spokesperson for the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN), denied knowledge of a system collapse when contacted.
“We have light here now. What’s wrong with these people now?” she responded when asked about the situation.
When informed that one of the DisCos had already issued a statement about the outage, she appeared unaware of the problem.
“Three hours ago? Please send it to me,” she said.
Her response has further fueled public frustration, with many Nigerians questioning the transparency and efficiency of the power sector.
Frequent Grid Failures Frustrate Nigerians
Nigeria’s electricity grid has continued to suffer repeated failures, despite several government interventions and reforms. The latest blackout is the third in 2025, following a similar collapse on February 12. In 2024 alone, the country’s grid collapsed 12 times, bringing the total to over 100 collapses in the past decade.
The frequent power outages have crippled businesses, forced companies to rely on expensive alternative energy sources, and left millions of homes in total darkness. Many Nigerians have taken to social media to express their frustration, demanding urgent solutions to the country’s power crisis.
As the nation struggles with an unreliable energy supply, citizens and businesses are left wondering when real progress will be made in fixing Nigeria’s broken electricity sector.