The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has explained the reason for Tuesday’s collapse of the national grid.
Naijaonpoint reported that the national grid recorded another collapse making it the 10th in 2024, a situation that plunged Nigerians into darkness.
In a statement, on Tuesday afternoon, hours after the report of the grid collapse, the TCN General Manager, Public Affairs, Ndidi Mbah, disclosed that the collapse happened at 1:52 pm.
According to Mrs Mbah data from the National Control Centre (NCC) revealed that a part of the grid was not affected by the bulk power disruption.
She explained that engineers have already started working quickly to restore bulk power to the states affected by the partial disturbance. She added that line tripping was responsible for the grid collapse.
The TCN Spokesperson apologized to Nigerians for the inconvenience, assuring that efforts are to ensure full restoration.
Mrs. Mbah said, “TCN states that the national grid experienced a partial disturbance at about 1;52 pm today, 5th November 2024.
“This followed a series of lines and generators trippings that caused instability of the grid and, consequently, the partial disturbance of the system. The data from the National Control Centre (NCC) revealed that a part of the grid was not affected by the bulk power disruption.
“TCN engineers are already working to quickly restore bulk power supply to the states affected by the partial disturbance. Presently, bulk power supply has been restored to Abuja, at 2.49pm, and we are gradually restoring to other parts of the country.”
To Nigerians, she added, “We sincerely apologize for every inconvenience this may cause our electricity customers.”