Power Outage: TCN Explains Cause of Saturday’s Disruption

The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has debunked reports of a national grid collapse, which allegedly occurred on Saturday. According to TCN, the claims of a grid collapse are inaccurate.

In a statement released on Saturday, TCN’s General Manager of Public Affairs, Mrs. Ndidi Mbah, explained that the power outage experienced on Saturday was due to the tripping of two transmission lines.

Mbah stated that at approximately 1:41 p.m. on Saturday, the Osogbo-Ihovour line tripped, followed by the tripping of the Benin-Omotosho line. These incidents, she noted, only affected bulk power supply to the Lagos area.

She further clarified that just before the tripping, total generation on the grid was 4,335.63 Megawatts (MW), and after the trippings, generation dropped to 2,573.23 MW, which indicated the grid did not experience a collapse.

“The transmission line tripping affected Egbin, Olorunsogo, Omotosho, Geregu, and Paras,”

She added that all had been restored except for the Benin-Omotosho 330kV line, which was still being worked on.

Mbah emphasised that TCN was working hard to build a more robust transmission grid in spite of ongoing challenges.

She also urged caution against the spread of misinformation, stressing the importance of disseminating accurate and verifiable facts.