NISO Embarks On Maintenance Of Maiduguri Emergency Power Plant, Urges For Patience Over Outage

The Nigerian Independent System Operator (NISO),  has embarked on maintenance at the Maiduguri Emergency Power Plant (MEPP) and appealed to the residents of the affected areas for patience due to likely outage.

A statement by NISO management explained that the maintenance was necessitated by the need to ensure the reliability, efficiency and optimal performance of the generation facility supplying electricity to the Maiduguri area.

According to the statement, “The maintenance exercise is scheduled to commence from 05:00 hours on Thursday, 6th November 2025 and is expected to be completed at 18:00 hours on Sunday, 9th November 2025.

“This planned maintenance is part of ongoing efforts to ensure the reliability, efficiency and optimal performance of the generation facility supplying electricity to the Maiduguri area. It is a routine operational requirement aimed to guarantee sustained and stable electricity supply in the long term.

“Please note that during the maintenance period, there will be a total outage in Maiduguri and surrounding communities.

“This is due to the combined effort of the ongoing outage on the Gombe/Damaturu/Molai 330kV transmission line, which was affected by tower vandalization, and the temporary shutdown of the Maiduguri Emergency Power Plant (MEPP) for maintenance.

‘The power supply will be restored immediately after the completion of the maintenance work and stabilization of the network.

“The Nigerian Independent System Operator (NISO) sincerely regrets the inconvenience this may cause and appeals for the patience, understanding and cooperation of all electricity consumers within the affected areas.

“We assure the public that efforts are being made to ensure the timely completion of the maintenance and restoration of normal power supply.”