TCN says electricity supply restored after national grid collapse in Nigeria
The Transmission Company of Nigeria, TCN, has confirmed that electricity supply has been restored to parts of Nigeria affected by the national grid collapse on Wednesday.
A statement by TCN’s spokesman, Ndidi Mbah, disclosed this on Wednesday.
The statement said Wednesday’s outage was caused by the Omotosho–Ikeja West 330-kilovolt transmission line tripping at the Omotosho end at around 11:34 am.
TCN explained further that the incident affected electricity supply to Lagos, Abuja, and Osogbo.
According to the statement, “The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) wishes to clarify that at 11:34 hours today, the Omotosho–Ikeja West 330kV transmission line tripped at the Omotosho end. At the time, the Benin–Egbin 330kV line was on a scheduled outage for mechanical line tracing.
“The tripping resulted in a cascaded outage affecting the Lagos, Abuja, and Osogbo axes. However, all other parts of the grid remained unaffected.
“The line has been successfully restored, and normal power supply has been fully restored to the affected areas.
“We assure Nigerians of our commitment to the efficient delivery of bulk power across the nation as we continue to implement measures to enhance the stability of the national grid.”
The national grid experienced a disturbance on Wednesday, plunging parts of Nigeria into darkness.
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