The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has blamed the latest collapse of the national power grid on a fire incident at the Afam power generating station.
The collapse happened at about 2:41am on Monday, leading to partial disruption to the nation’s grid.
The transmission company also said it had fully restored the national grid.
In a statement on Monday, signed by its spokesperson, Ndidi Mbah, TCN explained that the collapse followed a fire incident at the Afam power generating station.
“At 02:41Hrs today, 15th April 2024, a fire erupted at the Afam V 330kV bus bar coupler, leading to the tripping of units at Afam III and Afam VI. This resulted in a sudden generation loss of 25MW and 305MW respectively, destabilizing the grid and causing a partial collapse,” TCN said.
“During the incident, the Ibom Power plant was isolated from the grid and was supplying parts of the Port Harcourt Region. This further minimized the effect of the system disturbance. TCN confirms that the affected section of the grid has been fully restored and stabilized,” TCN added.
TCN reaffirmed its commitment to improving the resilience and reliability of the national grid, pledging to continue investing in measures aimed at strengthening the grid infrastructure.
