Following a nationwide power outage on Sunday as a result of national grid collapse, the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) says it has officially verified the restoration of the grid.
Persecondnews recalls that the grid had, on Sunday collapsed for the first time in 2024, throwing the country into total blackout.
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,” it said.
The company, however, noted that low power generation has persisted since “January 2024, to date, exacerbating daily due to the lingering gas constraint”.
“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.”
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