The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) on Saturday blamed the collapse of the national grid on the bus section of a current transformer that exploded at 330kV Jebba Transmission substation.
Grassroots Parrot had earlier reported how the grid collapsed in three consecutive times this week.
However, the TCN said the protection system was activated, prompting the bus bars to curtail the explosion, thereby preventing outbreak of fire and further damage to adjacent equipment.
Its Public Affairs, General Manager, Mrs Ndidi Mbah disclosed this in a statement.
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“According to the report from the NCC, the bus section of a current transformer exploded at 330kV Jebba Transmission Substation and as expected, the protection system was activated, and this promptly opened the bus bars to curtail the explosion, thereby preventing outbreak of fire and further damage to adjacent equipment.” Mbah said.
Describing the situation as a temporary disturbance, she said: “The Transmission Company of Nigeria hereby states that the national grid experienced a temporary disturbance at about 8:15am, today, 19th Oct. 2024.”
According to the statement, the action of the protection system led to a temporary disturbance on the grid.
