A major power outage may hit Lagos and other parts of Nigeria after a sudden shutdown of the Egbin Power Station and a transmission line failure.
According to a statement posted by the Nigeria Power Grid account on X, “Egbin Power Station suffered a major operational disturbance, leading to a complete loss of generation.”
The plant, which is the largest on the national grid, dropped from about 641 megawatts to zero output at about 8:21 p.m. on April 28.
The statement claims that the shutdown was caused by technical faults.
“This incident was caused by the failure of the plant’s central compressor, in addition to a malfunction of the circulating water pump system,” the statement said.
It added that the shutdown was necessary “to safeguard the facility.”
The impact has been severe, especially in Lagos, which depends heavily on the plant for electricity supply.
“This has led to a significant reduction in power generation currently affecting electricity supply across the country, particularly within the Lagos region,” the statement said.
The situation has been made worse by a transmission problem.
Authorities said power supply is “further restricted due to the forced outage of the Osogbo–Ikeja West 330kV transmission line.”
This has limited the ability to move available electricity into Lagos, increasing the risk of prolonged outages.
Egbin Power Station is a key part of Nigeria’s power system, and any disruption often affects millions of people.
As of press time, there was no clear timeline for when full power supply would be restored.
