TCN says National Grid Successfully Restored
The national grid has now been restored after a breadown of the system at 4:28 p.m. on Thursday.
A statement on Friday evening, the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN), confirmed the national grid restoration, said the full recovery was achieved by 10:00 p.m. that same day.
According to the TCN’s report from the National Control Centre (NCC) in Osogbo, the system disturbance was triggered by a significant reduction in generation capacity, primarily due to gas constraints.
It said the reduction led to a rapid decline in system frequency, creating a sudden grid imbalance.
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, the TCN said.
“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.
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