The national grid has been restored by the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) in the midst of the Easter holidays, on Thursday, March 28, 2024, at 4:28 p.m.
Remember how the national grid collapsed on Thursday, causing widespread darkness for Nigerians, as reported by the DAILY POST?
Ndidi Mbah, TCN’s general public spokesperson, stated in a statement that the grid had been restored and that full recovery had been reached by Thursday night at 10:00 p.m.
She clarified that the disturbance was brought on by an imbalance in grid stability and made worse by the unexpected tripping of Egbin generating turbine 3.
“According to a 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. This reduction led to a rapid decline in system frequency. This created a sudden imbalance in the grid.
“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 grid has, however, been recovered and is stable, and all the generated power is currently transmitted to distribution load centres nationwide”, she said.
Nigeria’s power supply has remained abysmal since January 2024.
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