The national electricity grid has experienced another disturbance, throwing many homes and businesses into darkness for the second time in 2025.
Two electricity distribution companies which service Lagos and environs confirmed a system outage at 2 pm on Friday, March 7.
Taking to X, Ikeja Electric stated, “Please be informed that we experienced a system outage today 07/03/2025 @ 14:00hrs, affecting supply within our network.
“Restoration of supply is ongoing in collaboration with our critical stakeholders.”
Eko Electricity Distribution Company (EKEDC) said, “This is to kindly inform you that the current power situation is as 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.
“Rest assured that we are taking all necessary steps to address the situation as we work closely with TCN and other partners to resolve the issue speedily and ensure a more stable power supply soonest.”
On February 13, the national grid experienced its first major disturbance of the year, with many residents of Lagos, Abuja and Osun reported being without power for hours.
