By Ola Kay
The Transmission Company of Nigeria, TCN, has informed that has successfully restored the national grid following a system failure on Thursday at about 4:28 pm.
In a statement on Friday evening TCN attributed the grid collapse to a significant reduction in power generation capacity as a result of gas constraints.
The TCN stated that full recovery was achieved by 10:00 p.m., that same day.
According to the TCN, a report from the National Control Centre (NCC) in Osogbo, indicated that the gas constraints led to a rapid decline in system frequency, creating a sudden grid imbalance.
It added that the imbalance in grid stability was exacerbated by the sudden tripping of Egbin generation turbine 3, resulting in an additional loss of 167MW load and the subsequent collapse of the grid.
Following the development, the Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC) in a statement on its X handle.begged for understanding from its customers, saying that, “The system collapsed at about 16:28 hours today 28 March 2024, causing the outage currently being experienced across our franchise area.”
The management of Eko Electricity Distribution Company (EKEDC) had earlier said the system collapse led to a loss of power supply across its network. The grid failure on Thursday marked the second time the national grid had collapsed this year following an earlier collapse on February 4 which threw the nation into darkness.
The national grid also collapsed multiple times in 2023. It collapsed twice in September 2023 alone and once in December that year.
The TCN statement about the restoration of the failed grid stated further that,”The grid has, however, since been recovered and is stable, and is currently transmitting all the generated power to distribution load centres nationwide.
“TCN emphasizes its unwavering commitment to addressing grid challenges and actively working to mitigate disruptions.
“In instances where challenges extend beyond TCN’s control, the company collaborates with other stakeholders in the power sector value chain to minimize the impact and swiftly restore the grid to normal operation,” the statement partly read.
DisCos -electricity distribution companies on its own part too apologized to its numerous customers, pleading for understanding as the country plunged into another blackout due to the grid collapse.
In a similar notice to its customers, the management of Eko Electricity Distribution Company (EKEDC) said the system collapse led to a loss of power supply across its network.“We are currently working with our partners as we hope for speedy restoration of the grid. We will keep you updated as soon as the power supply is restored. Kindly bear with us,”
EKEDC said the Thursday’s incident marked the second time the national grid has collapsed this year following an earlier collapse on February 4 which threw the nation into darkness.The national grid also collapsed multiple times in 2023. It collapsed twice in September 2023 alone and once in December that year.
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