The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has identified a series of lines and generator trappings as the primary causes of the partial collapse of the national grid. This explanation came from Ndidi Mbah, TCN’s General Manager of Public Affairs, in a statement released on Tuesday.
According to Ndidi, the partial disturbance occurred at approximately 1:52 pm. However, efforts to restore the grid are currently underway.
Fortunately, data from the National Control Centre (NCC) indicates that a portion of the grid remained unaffected by the bulk power disruption.
The ongoing restoration work aims to fully stabilize the national grid and ensure a reliable supply of electricity to consumers. The TCN will likely provide further updates on the progress of the restoration efforts.
“TCN engineers are already working to quickly restore bulk power supply to the states affected by the partial disturbance.
“Presently, bulk power supply has been restored to Abuja, at 2:49 pm, and we are gradually restoring to other parts of the country.
“We sincerely apologize for every inconvenience this may cause our electricity customers,” she said.
Geeky Nigeria reports that Nigeria’s national grid has experienced its ninth disturbance this year, following three previous collapses in just one week at the end of October.
The first blackout occurred on February 4, when the grid’s capacity drastically dropped from 2,407 megawatts to 31 megawatts, leading to a complete shutdown by 1 pm.
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