The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has confirmed the collapse of the national grid on Monday morning, blaming it on drop in system frequency.
The TCN disclosed that it has restored the national grid in a statement on Monday evening. They also announced that a full scale investigation is being conducted.
They informed the public that the national grid experienced partial system disturbance at about 10.51am yesterday, 26th September 2022.
“The incident was a result of sudden drop in system frequency, which created system instability.
“The restoration of the affected part of the grid commenced immediately at 11.55am with Osogbo/Ihovbor back to the grid, followed by Jebba/Osogbo, Kainji/Jebba, Benin/Onisha, Shiroro/Kaduna, Shiroro/Katampe, and Alaoji/Ikot-Ekpene. Others are Lokoja/Gwagwalada, Odukpani/Ikot Ekpene, Benin/Omotosho, Oke-Aro/Ikeja West Egbin/Oke-Aro and Kaduna/Kano.
They added that The National Control Centre (NCC) said a full-scale investigation is being conducted to establish and ascertain the cause of the partial disturbance as this unwholesome event has resulted in aggregated generation loss.
