The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has clarified that there was no national grid collapse today as erroneously reported.
TCN’s General Manager, Public Affairs,
Ndid Mbah, who made the clarification in a statement on Saturday, said at about 13:41 hrs today, the Osogbo-Ihovour line tripped, followed by the tripping of the Benin-Omotosho line, which affected bulk supply to only the Lagos axis alone.
Mrs. Mbah contended that at about 13:00 Hrs, today, just before the tripping, the total generation on the grid was 4,335.63MW, stating that after the trippings, generation was 2,573.23MW, showing clearly that the grid did not experience a collapse.
She noted that the transmission line tripping affected Edgbin, Olorunsogo, Omotoso, Geregu, and Paras, but these have all been restored except for the Benin-Omotoso 330kV line, whose restoration is ongoing.
The GM said, “As TCN continues to work hard to put in place a robust transmission grid, in spite of prevailing challenges, it is imperative that we understand the negative impact of deliberately misinforming the public and the value of disseminating true and verifiable facts.”
