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  • Power Restored To National Grid After System Collapse – TCN

    Power Restored To National Grid After System Collapse – TCN

    Power has been restored to all the 330kv transmission stations across the entire grid, the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) said on Thursday.

    The company disclosed in a statement that electricity was restored to the transmission stations at about 5:54pm on Wednesday.

    “The Kainji – Birnin Kebbi line, however, tripped on fault but was restored,” the statement read.

    It added, “TCN’s 330kV substations feed 132kV substations, through which distribution companies offtake electricity they deliver to electricity consumers nationwide.”

    Power was restored to the transmission stations a day after TCN announced that the nation’s electricity grid had suffered a system collapse, leading to a power outage in various parts of the country.

    But the company’s General Manager (Public Affairs), Ndidi Mbah, had noted that experts were already making effort to fully restore electricity on the grid.

    According to her, a total system collapse of the grid was recorded at about 11:01am on Tuesday, as a result of voltage collapse at some parts of the grid.

    A file photo of the Minister of Power, Sale Mamman, at his office in Abuja. Photo: Twitter- @EngrSMamman

    A few minutes later after the collapse, TCN commenced grid recovery from Shiroro Generating Station to Katampe TS, Abuja through the Shiroro – Katampe line, as well as through the Delta Generating Station to Benin Transmission Substation.

    Last week, the Federal Government approved about N6.2 billion for the award of contracts for six projects in the power sector at the 44th virtual meeting of the Federal Executive Council (FEC).

    The Minister of Power, Mamman Saleh, presented six memos at the FEC meeting which focused on efforts by the government to boost power supply in the country.

    The approvals included the award of a contract for the design, manufacture, and supply of critical spare parts for Crompton Greaves 330KV, 132KV, and 33KV circuit breakers at N298,339,887.04; and procurement of 50 sets of 400AH battery banks – 30 to 50 volts, and 30 number of 110 volts battery charges for the substation used by the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) at N644,805,953.10, among others.

  • Blackout worsens as National Grid collapses

    Blackout worsens as National Grid collapses

    The national power grid on Wednesday suffered another system collapse, resulting in worsening the blackout in parts of the country.

    The Nation gathered that power grid collapse occurred around 11.00 am on Wednesday and was confirmed by two of the country’s electricity distribution companies in two messages to their customers.

    A message by Kaduna Electric on Twitter said: “We regret to inform you that the power outage currently being experienced across our franchise – Kaduna, Sokoto, Kebbi and Zamfara states – is as a result of the collapse of the national grid.”

    Similarly, Eko Electricity Distribution Company Plc, in a message to its customers, said, “Dear customer, there is a partial system collapse on the national grid. Our TCN partners are working to restore supply immediately. Please bear with us.”

    Details shortly…

  • TCN confirms collapse of national grid

    TCN confirms collapse of national grid

    The national grid on Thursday experienced its first collapse in 2020 resulting in blackout across the country.

    The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) confirmed the development in a statement on its Twitter page which was obtained by the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos.

    “There was system disturbance which occurred at about 12.34 p.m affecting some parts of the country.

    “As at 1:10 p.m, supply was restored to Abuja and most parts of the affected areas. TCN is still working to completely restore and stabilise the nation’s grid,” it said.

    Ikeja Electric (IE) which also confirmed the grid collapse in a statement on its Twitter account, said another collapse of the grid occurred at 2.15 p.m after the previous incident.

    “Dear customers, the outage you are experiencing is due to a system collapse of the grid which occurred this afternoon at 12:36 p.m. All parts of IE’s network are affected.

    “Another system collapse was recorded at 2.15 p.m today. Restoration efforts are ongoing. Kindly bear with us,” the electricity distribution company said.he national grid collapsed more than 10 times in 2019. (NAN)