After hours of a nationwide blackout on Sunday, the Transmission Company of Nigeria, TCN, has confirmed that the collapsed national grid has been restored.
NigerianEye had earler reported that the grid, on Sunday,
collapsed for the first time in 2024, causing power outage nationwide.
A statement subsequently issued by TCN’s Public Affairs
General Manager, Ndidi Mbah, said the blackout followed partial disturbance
experienced by the grid about 11:21Hours on Sunday.
The statement noted that the incident affected the Ibom
power islanded, feeding Eket, Ekim, Itu and Uyo transmission substations.
According to Ndidi, the “TCN initiated immediate restoration
of the affected part of the grid, and presently, the grid is fully restored.
“Prior to the incident, the total generation on the grid was
3,901.25 MW at 08:00Hours, a little over three hours before the time of partial
collapse”.
The company, however, noted that low power generation has
persisted since “January 2024, to date, exacerbating daily due to the lingering
gas constraint”.
“According to the National Control Center, NCC, the Internet
of Things, IoT, revealed that just before the partial disturbance, which
occurred at 11:21Hrs today, Sapele Steam & Egbin Substations lost a total
of 29.32MW & 343.84MW at 11:20:14Hrs & 11:20:17Hrs respectively,
totalling 373.16MW.
“This, combined with the current low power generation due to
gas constraints, caused the imbalance leading to the partial system
disturbance.
“Gas constraints continue to impact grid flexibility and
stability,” the statement added.
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