Causes of national grid outage revealed

Promptnewsonline | 24-01-2026 09:14pm |

The Nigerian Independent System Operator has attributed Friday’s national grid collapse to a system-wide disturbance triggered by the tripping of multiple 330kV transmission lines and the disconnection of some generating units. The operator said data from the incident showed that load allocation to the 11 electricity distribution companies fell to zero megawatts at about 1pm,

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