Following hours of a statewide blackout on Sunday, the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) declared that the collapsed national grid has been restored.
DAILY POST previously reported that the system fell for the first time in 2024 on Sunday, resulting in a national power outage.
TCN’s Public Affairs General Manager, Ndidi Mbah, later issued a statement stating that the blackout occurred as a result of a partial disruption to the grid at 11:21 a.m. on Sunday.
According to the statement, the event hit the Ibom power island, which feeds the 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.