The National Grid has collapsed again making it the second time in four days.
21st CENTURY CHRONICLE report that Tuesday’s grid collapse is the second in four days. The first was on Friday.
Due to the collapse, the Nigerian Independent System Operator (NISO)did not allocate supply at 10:54 am as shown on its website on Tuesday.
Only the Delta gas power plant was generating electricity as at 11:14 am with 39 megawatts on the grid.
The NISO attributed the first collapse to simultaneous tripping of multiple 330kV transmission lines, with the disconnection of some grid-connected generating units.
“These events collectively contributed to the system collapse at the time indicated. Following the outage, system restoration activities commenced at about 13:15 hours, in accordance with established grid restoration and recovery procedures.
“As of the time of this update, electricity supply has been successfully restored to Abuja, Osogbo, Benin, Onitsha, Sakete, Jebba, Kainji, Shiroro, and parts of Lagos, while restoration efforts are continuing progressively in other parts of the country.”
“A detailed investigation into the root and contributory causes of the disturbance is currently ongoing. The full restoration and stabilization of the grid remains a top operational priority.”
