Mohammed Shosanya
The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN),has restored the national grid which collapsed early Monday morning.
Ndidi Mbah,General Manager, Public Affairs,conveyed this in a statement made available to newsmen in Abuja Monday afternoon.
She said,the grid hitch was as result of a fire incident at the Afam power generating station.
She added:”At 02:41Hrs today, 15th April 2024, a fire erupted at the Afam V 330kV bus bar coupler, leading to the tripping of units at Afam III and Afam VI. This resulted in a sudden generation loss of 25MW and 305MW respectively, destabilizing the grid and causing a partial collapse.
“During the incident, the Ibom Power plant was isolated from the grid and was supplying parts of the Port Harcourt Region. This further minimized the effect of the system disturbance. TCN confirms that the affected section of the grid has been fully restored and stabilized.
“TCN reaffirms its commitment to enhancing the resilience and reliability of the national grid and pledges to continue investing in measures aimed at strengthening the grid infrastructure”.
