The Transmission Company of Nigeria has confirmed the full restoration of the national grid following a system failure that caused a nationwide blackout earlier today.
TCN spokesperson, Ndidi Mba attributed the grid failure to an explosion at a transformer in the Jebba Transmission Substation, which triggered the activation of the protection system.
Mba stated that a team of engineers promptly conducted a switching operation in response to the incident, leading to the complete restoration of electricity supply across the country.
This swift action highlights TCN’s commitment to maintaining reliable power services for Nigerians.
The statement from the company read, “The Transmission Company of Nigeria hereby states that the national grid experienced a temporary disturbance at about 8:15 am, today, 19th Oct. 2024.
“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 busbars to curtail the explosion, thereby preventing the outbreak of fire and further damage to adjacent equipment.
“The action of the protection system led to a temporary disturbance on the grid.
“Our engineers at Jebba have successfully carried out switchings, isolating the faulty current transformer. They have equally reconfigured the busbar arrangement, restoring power supply to the station, and other parts of the grid.”
It was earlier reported that national grid had collapsed for the third time in less than a week, resulting in a significant blackout across the country.
Despite being restored just two days prior, the grid faced another collapse on Saturday.
As of 9 a.m. today, reports indicated that the grid was transmitting zero megawatts to the eleven distribution companies nationwide.
