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JUST IN: TCN Gives Fresh Update On Collapsed National Grid

The TCN will investigate the cause of the tripping of power generating units during the incident.

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Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN)

The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has fully restored the national electricity grid following a partial disturbance that occurred earlier.

VerseNews reports that the TCN initiated immediate restoration after the incident, which affected power generation, and the grid is now fully restored.

The low power generation has persisted since January 2024, exacerbated by gas constraints.

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The TCN will investigate the cause of the tripping of power generating units during the incident.

While confirming the blackout, VerseNews reports that the company in a statement issued by its Public Affairs General Manager, Ndidi Mbah, said the blackout followed partial disturbance experienced by the grid about 11:21Hours on Sunday.

The statement noted that the incident affected the Ibom power islanded, feeding Eket, Ekim, Itu and Uyo transmission substations.

According to Ndidi, the “TCN initiated immediate restoration of the affected part of the grid, and presently, the grid is fully restored.

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“Prior to the incident, the total generation on the grid was 3,901.25 MW at 08:00Hours, a little over three hours before the time of partial collapse”.

The company, however, noted that low power generation has persisted since “January 2024, to date, exacerbating daily due to the lingering gas constraint”.

“According to the National Control Center, NCC, the Internet of Things, IoT, revealed that just before the partial disturbance, which occurred at 11:21Hrs today, Sapele Steam & Egbin Substations lost a total of 29.32MW & 343.84MW at 11:20:14Hrs & 11:20:17Hrs respectively, totalling 373.16MW.

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“This, combined with the current low power generation due to gas constraints, caused the imbalance leading to the partial system disturbance.

“Gas constraints continue to impact grid flexibility and stability,” the statement added.

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