The Collapsed National Grid Fully Restored After Hours of National Power Outage
The Collapsed National Grid Fully Restored After Hours of National Power Outage

The Collapsed National Grid Fully Restored After Hours of National Power Outage

The Collapsed National Grid Fully Restored After Hours of National Power Outage

Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) says it has fully restored power to the national grid which collapsed on Sunday, plunging the country into an electricity outage.

For hours, the national power outage crippled several activities.

The power was restored to the grid after fixing the glitches in the grid.

TCN spokesperson, Ndidi Mbah said the glitches had affected Ibom power which feeds Eket, Ekim, Itu, and Uyo transmission substations.

The grid had recorded zero power from Nigeria’s 20 power plants at 1 P.M. on Sunday, thereby disrupting electricity supply to the electricity distribution companies.

The grid collapsed for the first time this year.

Power Minister, Dr. Adebayo Adelabu had blamed the low power generation on the huge unpaid power subsidy owed the power plants, making it difficult for them to pay for natural gas to fire their turbines.

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According to Ndidi, the TCN initiated immediate restoration of the affected part of the grid, and presently, the grid is fully restored.

Before the incident, the total generation on the grid was 3,901.25 MW at 08:00 hours, 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, totaling 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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