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2025-12-24 07:44:00
According to PUNCH, the Federal Government says the latest dip in electricity supply is temporary and should improve within 24–48 hours as repairs progress on disrupted gas infrastructure.
The report links the supply drop to an explosion on the Escravos–Lagos Gas Pipeline and additional vandalism affecting gas delivery to thermal plants, reducing generation across the grid.
Officials say the system operator is monitoring repairs by NGPTC (an NNPC subsidiary), and that restoration timelines have been communicated across the value chain.
In the system operator update referenced, NISO said restoration works are “nearing completion and… full operations are expected to resume within 24 to 48 hours.” The minister’s team also said: “The situation is expected to be resolved within the next 24 to 48 hours.”
Echotitbits take: Even if supply returns, the bigger issue is resilience. Watch for stronger pipeline protection, redundancy in gas supply routes, and faster balancing capacity on the grid so single incidents don’t crash supply.
Source: The Punch— December 23, 2025 (https://punchng.com/power-outage-temporary-supply-to-return-in-48-hours-adelabu/)
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