By Ken Afor
The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has announced the successful restoration of the collapsed national electricity grid.
This was confirmed in a statement issued on Monday afternoon by Ms. Ndidi Mbah, TCN’s General Manager of Public Affairs.
It would be recalled that in the early hours of Monday, the national grid collapsed, causing power generation to drop to 64.70 megawatts, according to data from the Independent System Operator (ISO), a subsidiary of the TCN.
Monday’s collapse of the grid makes it the sixth in 2024.
Meanwhile, the TCN in its statement disclosed that the collapse of the grid was caused by a fire incident at the Afam power generating station, leading to a sudden generation loss of 25 MW and 305 MW, respectively.
“The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) announces the complete restoration of the national grid following a fire incident at the Afam power generating station, which caused a partial disturbance of the national grid.
“At 02:41 hrs today, 15th April 2024, a fire erupted at the Afam V 330kV busbar coupler, leading to units tripping at Afam III and Afam VI,” Ms Mbah said.
She explained that during the incident, the Ibom Power plant was detached from the grid, providing power to sections of the Port Harcourt region in Rivers State. This strategic action further mitigated the impact of the system disturbance.
“TCN confirms that the affected grid section has been fully restored and stabilised.
“TCN reaffirms its commitment to enhancing the resilience and reliability of the national grid and pledges to continue investing in measures to strengthen the grid infrastructure,” she said.
