The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has successfully restored the national electricity grid, which experienced a collapse in the early hours of Monday. This announcement was made by Ndidi Mbah, the General Manager of Public Affairs at TCN, in a statement issued on Monday afternoon.
The grid suffered a significant drop in power generation, plummeting from 2,583.77MW at 2 am to a mere 64.7MW around 3 am. Mbah explained that the collapse was triggered by a fire outbreak at the Afam power generating station.
Mbah 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. At 02:41Hrs today, 15th April 2024, a fire erupted at the Afam V 330kV bus bar coupler, leading to the tripping of units at Afam III and Afam VI. This resulted in a sudden generation loss of 25MW and 305MW respectively, destabilizing the grid and causing a partial collapse.”
She further explained that during the incident, the Ibom Power plant was disconnected from the grid and provided electricity to parts of the Port Harcourt Region, mitigating the impact of the disruption. Mbah confirmed that the affected section of the grid has now been fully restored and stabilized.
Additionally, she assured the public that TCN remains committed to bolstering the resilience and reliability of the national grid. The company pledges to continue investing in measures aimed at strengthening the grid infrastructure to prevent future occurrences of such incidents.
