The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has announced the successful restoration of the national electricity grid, which experienced a collapse in the early hours of Monday.
TCN’s General Manager of Public Affairs, Ndidi Mbah, made this announcement in a statement on Monday afternoon.
Initially, the grid dropped from 2,583.77MW at 2 am on Monday to 64.7MW by 3 am, marking the sixth collapse of the power grid in 2024.
However, Mbah attributed the collapse of the national grid to a fire outbreak at the Afam power generating station. She stated, “The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) announces the full restoration of the national grid following a fire incident at the Afam power generating station, which caused a partial disturbance of the nation’s grid.”
Mbah explained that the fire erupted at the Afam V 330kV bus bar coupler at 02:41Hrs on April 15, 2024, leading to the tripping of units at Afam III and Afam VI, resulting in a sudden generation loss of 25MW and 305MW, respectively, destabilizing the grid and causing a partial collapse.
She further noted that during the incident, the Ibom Power plant was isolated from the grid and was supplying parts of the Port Harcourt Region, which minimized the effect of the system disturbance. Mbah confirmed that the affected section of the grid has been fully restored and stabilized.
Mbah concluded by affirming TCN’s commitment to enhancing the resilience and reliability of the national grid through continued investment in measures aimed at strengthening grid infrastructure.
