Twenty-four hours after Nigeria’s electricity grid suffered its sixth collapse this year, recovery efforts are well underway.
The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has reassured consumers that full restoration is imminent, with power restoration already reaching 90%.
Data from the independent system operator, revealed that as of 5 p.m. on Tuesday, six power plants were back online, generating a total of 714.16 megawatts (MW) of electricity.
Earlier in the day, grid generation had peaked at 1,884.48MW but plummeted to a mere 48.60MW, leaving only Ibom Power operational. Recovery efforts resumed swiftly, with Shiroro Hydro coming back online.
In a statement, Ndidi Mbah, TCN’s General Manager of Public Affairs, confirmed that the national grid experienced a “partial disturbance” on Monday, October 14, 2024, at approximately 6:48 p.m.
She added that grid recovery began immediately, with Azura power station initiating a blackstart, and by 10:24 a.m. the following day, the process had advanced, though a minor challenge caused a temporary setback.
Despite this, Mbah emphasized that TCN’s recovery efforts continued, with power supply restored to about 90% of substations nationwide, including the Abuja area and other major distribution centers.
Mbah also clarified that the disturbance did not affect the Ibom Gas power plant, which had been isolated from the grid and continued supplying electricity to the South-South region, including Eket, Ekim, Uyo, and Itu 132kV substations.
She concluded by stating that a thorough investigation into the cause of the incident will be carried out once the grid is fully restored.
