Recall that some major cities in Nigeria have been drawn to darkness because of the system failure that occurred at about 4:28pm on Thursday, March 28, 2024, with full recovery achieved by 10:00 pm that same day.
The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) on Friday said it had finally restored the national grid following a “system disturbance.”
Recall that some major cities in Nigeria have been drawn to darkness because of the system failure that occurred at about 4:28pm on Thursday, March 28, 2024, with full recovery achieved by 10:00pm that same day.
A statement issued by the General Manager, Public Affairs, TCN, Ndidi Mbah, said on Friday claimed the system disturbance was triggered by a significant reduction in generation capacity, primarily due to gas constraints.
The statement reads, “The imbalance in grid stability was exacerbated by the sudden tripping of Egbin generation turbine 3, resulting in an additional loss of 167MW load and the subsequent collapse of the grid.”
MJConcept TV News had earlier reported how Nigerians were thrown into darkness as the Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC) on Thursday announced another national grid collapse.
The AEDC, while confirming the development to its customers through its social media handles, said the national grid collapsed at about 4:28 pm.
In the notice, the power distribution company said, “Dear valued customers, please be informed that the current power outage is due to a system failure from the national grid. The system collapsed at about 16:28 hours today 28 March 2024, causing the outage currently being experienced across our franchise area.
“We appeal for your understanding as all stakeholders are working hard to restore normal supply.”
Similarly, the Eko Electricity Distribution Company in a public notice said, “Dear valued customer, kindly be informed there was a system collapse at 16:28hrs which has resulted in a loss of power supply across our network.”