National grid

The Nigerian Independent System Operator (NISO) has confirmed that multiple trippings occurred on the country's critical 330-kilovolt transmission network on Monday, hours after electricity generation plunged dramatically by about 88 per cent and triggered outages in parts of the country.

The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has suffered a major infrastructure setback after heavy rainfall caused the collapse of three transmission towers along the Karu-Keffi-Akwanga 132 Kilo Volt (kV) transmission line corridor.

The Minister of Power, Joseph Tegbe, made the argument on Tuesday while delivering a keynote address at the opening plenary of the Middle East Energy 2026 Leadership Summit in Dubai.

Japan, through JICA, has committed N20bn to strengthen Nigeria’s electricity transmission network, with the Apapa Transmission Substation in Lagos among the major beneficiaries. The 2.35 billion yen funding will cover construction, equipment procurement, engineering services, operational training and...

March 19, (THEWILL) — Nigeria’s power sector is facing renewed strain as grid instability worsens amid rising unpaid gas supply obligations owed by power generation companies (GenCos), further threatening electricity supply reliability across the country. The persistent accumulation of gas-related...

‎January 27, (THEWILL) — Nigeria’s national power grid, on Tuesday, suffered another system disturbance, triggering a nationwide blackout and marking the second grid collapse recorded in 2026. The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) announced the development via the Nigeria...

January 23, (THEWILL) — National Grid Suffers System Disturbance, Power Restoration Begins By Felix ifijeh  Nigeria’s national power grid, operated by the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN), suffered a system-wide disturbance on Friday afternoon, resulting in widespread power outages across parts of the...

January 04, (THEWILL) — For the fourth time on December 29 in the outgone 2025 year, the national grid collapsed again, plunging several parts of the country into a total blackout. The system failure resulted in a massive drop...

December 30, (THEWILL) — The Nigerian Independent System Operator (NISO) has announced the full restoration of electricity supply nationwide following a system disturbance that partially collapsed the national grid on Monday, December 29, 2025. According to NISO, the disturbance occurred...

December 29, (THEWILL) — The Nigerian national grid collapsed again on Monday afternoon, December 29, 2025, plunging several parts of the country into a total blackout. The system failure resulted in a massive drop in power generation from a...