The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) said power has been restored in some parts of the country.
TCN’s spokesperson, Ndid Mbah, said in a statement on Thursday that power had been restored in the west, north-central, south, east, and a large portion of the northern states.
According to him, the national grid experienced a total system failure earlier today for the first time in more than a year.
The federal government reported that the national grid collapse was caused by a fire on the Kainji/Jebba 330 kilovolt (kV) line.
Mbah provided an update on the incident, stating that grid restoration is nearing completion.
The statement reads:
“The Transmission Company of Nigeria, TCN, hereby notes that grid restoration nationwide is in progress and has reached advanced stages with power supply now available in the West, North Central, South, East, and a large portion of the Northern parts of the country,” she said.
“The power supply restoration is the sequel to the total grid collapse, which occurred at 12.35 am, this morning, causing an outage nationwide, after over 421 days of consistent grid stability.
Mbah stated that the grid restoration process initially experienced a setback, but that this does not imply another collapse.
TCN’s spokesperson explained that challenges may arise during the grid restoration process.
“This happened today while the grid restoration was in progress, but it was promptly addressed,” Mbah said.
“It would be recalled that the last total system collapse recorded was on 20th July 2022, from then to the 13th of September 2023, (421 days), the system had been stable despite the challenges posed by zero spinning reserve and lack of adequate System Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) essential to a strong and stable grid, among others.
“TCN had been able to maintain 421 days of grid stability because it developed and deployed in-house stop-gap measures and tools that it has continued to use to manage the national grid and its stability.
“Meanwhile, the collapse which occurred after a fire incident on Kanji/Jebba 330kV line 2 is being investigated, with the view to forestalling future occurrence and invariably further strengthen the grid.”
Despite the incident, she stated that the TCN is determined to continue doing everything possible to ensure grid stability.