By William Emmanuel Ukpoju
The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has announced that recovery efforts are almost complete after a partial grid disturbance on Monday, October 14, 2024.
According to TCN’s General Manager of Public Affairs, Ndidi Mbah, “Grid recovery reached advanced stages at about 10:24 am today when it encountered a challenge that caused a slight setback in the recovery process.” However, she assured that “TCN continued with the grid recovery process, which has reached an advanced stage, ensuring bulk power availability to about 90% of its substations nationwide.”
The incident occurred at 6:48 pm on Monday, but TCN’s swift response ensured immediate recovery efforts. Azura power station provided the blackstart, helping grid recovery reach advanced stages.
Mbah noted that “the partial disturbance did not affect the Ibom Gas generating station, which was islanded from the grid yesterday, and continued to supply areas in the South Southern part of the country such as Eket, Ekim, Uyo, and Itu 132kV transmission Substations during the period.”
TCN has restored supply to key areas like Abuja and major distribution load centers. The company will investigate the cause of the disturbance once the grid is fully restored.