Recovery efforts are in progress after Nigeria’s electricity grid suffered its sixth collapse of the year, with the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) reassuring consumers that power restoration is almost complete. The collapse occurred on Monday evening, October 14, leaving much of the country in darkness.
As of Tuesday evening, power generation was reported to be at 90% of its capacity, with six power plants back online, generating a combined 714.16 megawatts (MW).
Earlier in the day, grid output had peaked at 1,884.48MW but plunged to just 48.60MW shortly after, leaving Ibom Power as the only operational plant at the time. Recovery efforts began swiftly, with Shiroro Hydro and other plants gradually resuming operations.
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Ndidi Mbah, TCN’s General Manager of Public Affairs, explained that the grid experienced a partial disturbance at around 6:48 p.m. on Monday.
“Although grid recovery started immediately with Azura Power initiating the blackstart, we faced a challenge that caused a slight setback, but we’ve now reached 90% restoration,” Mbah said in a statement.
Mbah noted that most TCN substations, including those in Abuja and other major cities, have regained power. She also clarified that the Ibom Gas power plant, which had been isolated from the grid, continued to supply electricity to parts of the South-South region.
A full investigation into the cause of the grid disturbance will be conducted once power is fully restored.