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National grid restored after temporary disturbance – TCN

The Transmission Company of Nigeria says the national grid has been restored after experiencing a temporary disturbance at about 8:15 a.m. on Saturday. TCN’s General Manager for Public Affairs, Mrs Ndidi Mbah,…

The Transmission Company of Nigeria says the national grid has been restored after experiencing a temporary disturbance at about 8:15 a.m. on Saturday.

TCN’s General Manager for Public Affairs, Mrs Ndidi Mbah, disclosed this in a statement in Abuja on Saturday.

Mbah said that TCN engineers at Jebba successfully carried out switchings by isolating the faulty current transformer.

She stated that the engineers had also reconfigured the busbar arrangement, restoring the power supply to the station and other parts of the grid.

 

Mbah reported that according to the information from the National Control Centre, the bus section of a current transformer exploded at the 330kV Jebba Transmission Substation.

“As expected, the protection system was activated, which promptly opened the busbars to curtail the explosion, thereby preventing the outbreak of fire and further damage to adjacent equipment.

“The action of the protection system led to a temporary disturbance on the grid,” she explained.

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Published October 19, 2024
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