Frustrated by persistent power outages and soaring costs of diesel generators, six Nigerian universities, telecoms giant MTN Nigeria, the Nigerian Defence Academy, and 16 other companies have obtained permits to exit the national grid, choosing instead to generate their own electricity through captive power arrangements.

At the heart of the mass exit lies Nigeria’s troubled power grid. The national grid has often plunged the entire country into darkness without warning as generation capacity fluctuates between 3,000 megawatts (MW) and 4,500

Frustrated by persistent power outages and soaring costs of diesel generators, six Nigerian universities, telecoms giant MTN Nigeria, the Nigerian Defence Academy, and 16 other companies have obtained permits to exit the national grid, choosing instead to generate their own electricity through captive power arrangements.

At the heart of the mass exit lies Nigeria’s troubled power grid. The national grid has often plunged the entire country into darkness without warning as generation capacity fluctuates between 3,000 megawatts (MW) and 4,500