TCN RESTORES POWER TO NATIONAL GRID ...... Says Fire Incident Responsible For Partial Disturbance

..... Reaffirms its commitment to enhancing the resilience and reliability of the national grid and pledges to continue investing in measures aimed at strengthening the grid infrastructure.  

The national grid which experienced a partial collapse, has been restored following a fire incident at the Afam power generating station which caused a partial disturbance.

This was the disclosure on Monday, 15th May 2024 by General Manager Public Affairs of the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) Ndidi Mbah Mrs in a statement.

According to the statement, "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.

"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." The statement read.

The TCN however reaffirms its commitment to enhancing the resilience and reliability of the national grid and pledges to continue investing in measures aimed at strengthening the grid infrastructure.