On Tuesday, the Nigeria National power grid collapsed immersing some part of the country in darkness.
The PUNCH newspaper reported that since January 2024 till date, the grid has collapsed 10 times.
According to Punch, “Within one week in October, the grid collapsed three times with its attendant blackouts, sparking reactions from Nigerians.”
In a statement released by Ndidi Mbah, shortly after the collapse, TCN’s General Manager of Public Affairs, it was stated that TCN engineers has started working to restore electricity to the affected states stressing that the collapse didn’t affect all states.
“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.”
