NISO Reports Major Power Cut in Lagos Due to Egbin Issues

The Nigerian Independent System Operator (NISO) announced a significant reduction in power supply to Lagos and its environs, attributing this to a 614MW drop in generation from the Egbin power station. This incident occurred on April 28, 2026, at 8:21 PM, when Egbin experienced a complete loss of generation output due to a failure in the plant's central compressor and a malfunction in its circulating water pump system, which forced an emergency shutdown of the generation unit.

Additionally, power supply to the Lagos region is further constrained due to an outage on the Osogbo-Ikeja West 330kV transmission line, creating a significant supply shortfall. NISO has implemented immediate load shedding measures to stabilize the national grid and prevent a wider system collapse.

They acknowledged the inconvenience caused to electricity consumers in Lagos and surrounding areas and assured stakeholders that efforts are ongoing to restore normal supply as quickly as possible.