Shortly after a partial collapse was experienced on the national grid at approximately 1:52 p.m. on Tuesday, the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has assured that the restoration process has begun.
Announcing the collapse via its official X account on Tuesday, the National Grid stated: “BREAKING: National Grid suffers another setback. Restoration soon!”
The incident, described as a “partial system disturbance,” by TCN, was reportedly a grid instability triggered by a series of line and generator trippings.
TCN’s General Manager of Public Affairs, Ndidi Mbah clarified that the disruption did not affect the entire grid, stressing that data from the National Control Centre (NCC) indicated that certain areas maintained uninterrupted power.
He explained that TCN engineers are already working to ensure prompt restoration of bulk electricity supply to the affected states, prioritising a swift response to minimise the impact on customers. He assured that updates will be provided as work progresses.
“The Transmission Company of Nigeria states that the national grid experienced a partial disturbance at about 1;52 pm today, 5th November 2024.
“This followed a series of lines and generators trippings that caused instability of the grid and, consequently, the partial disturbance of the system. The data from the National Control Centre (NCC) revealed that a part of the grid was not affected by the bulk power disruption.
“TCN engineers are already working to quickly restore bulk power supply to the states affected by the partial disturbance. Presently, bulk power supply has been restored to Abuja, at 2.49pm, and we are gradually restoring to other parts of the country.
“We sincerely apologize for every inconvenience this may cause our electricity customers,” the statement read.
This incident follows three previous collapses in a single week at the end of October, bringing the total number of grid disturbances in 2024 to nine.
The first blackout of the year occurred on 4 February, when the grid’s capacity dropped sharply from 2,407 megawatts to only 31 megawatts by midday, resulting in a complete shutdown by 1 p.m.
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