From David Onuoja, Abuja
Just about two days to the end of the year, the claim by the Federal Government few days ago, that power supply will be restored within 24-42hours, has been dashed
As Nigerian Independent System Operator (NISO), announced that there was a National Grid experience which lead to a system disturbance at 14:01 hours on Monday, 29 December 2025 that also led to a partial collapse.
In a statement issued and signed by the management, revealed that Preliminary reports indicated that, the disturbance involved the tripping of several generating units and critical 330kV transmission lines, resulting in a widespread impact on electricity supply across parts of the country.
It would be recalled that the Lagos–Escravos-Lagos gas pipeline was vandalized on 10 December 2025, which led to the shortage in power generation in the country. This has further led to the fragility and weakness of the national grid.
However, the Delta generation complex which successfully operated on island mode at the 132kV sub-transmission voltage level, has enabled the continued supply of electricity to Oghara, Amukpe, Benin, and Efunrun 132kV substations, with a total generation of 114 megawatts from four units at the Delta Thermal Power Station.
In line with established Operational Procedures, NISO promptly initiated system response measures using its dispatch and monitoring tools at the National Control Centre (NCC), Osogbo.
Supply has been fully restored to all parts of the country and the system stability normalized, NISO claimed.
NISO equally said that investigation into the cause and sequence of events leading to the system disturbance are currently ongoing. And that appropriate measures shall be put in place to forestall future reoccurrence of such major system incidents.
It however, reassured Nigerians of its continued commitment to proactive grid management and the application of best operational practices to ensure the stability and reliability of the National Grid.
