The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) announced on Tuesday that the restoration of the national grid, which collapsed on Monday, is progressing and nearing completion.
In a statement, Ndidi Mbah, the General Manager of Public Affairs at TCN, explained that the national grid experienced a partial disturbance on Monday, October 14, 2024, at approximately 6:48 PM.
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“The statement said although the recovery of the grid commenced immediately, with Azura power station providing the blackstart, grid recovery reached advanced stages at about 10.24 am, today (Tuesday) when it encountered a challenge that caused a slight setback in the recovery process,” the statement read.
“The slight setback notwithstanding, Mbah said TCN continued with the grid recovery process, which has reached an advanced stage, ensuring bulk power availability to about 90% of its substations nationwide.”
“The causes of grid collapse in Nigeria spread across all participants, from generation companies to transmission and distribution,” she told the Senate Committee on Power.
“From generation companies, there is the inadequacy of gas supply, improper coordination of plants and gas pipelines, poor generation availability.”