The national power grid has collapsed, the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) said on Tuesday, November 5, 2024.
TCN’s general manager for public affairs, Ndidi Mbah said the collapse was due to a series of lines and generators tripping.
The incident further led to a partial distribution of electricity which was experienced at about 1.52 pm.
According to Mbah, data from the National Control Centre (NCC) has, however, shown that a part of the grid was not affected by the bulk power disruption.
She said, “TCN engineers are already working to quickly restore bulk power supply to the states affected by the partial disturbance.
“Presently, bulk power supply has been restored to Abuja, at 2.49 pm and we are gradually restoring to other parts of the country.”
She further apologised for any inconvenience this disruption might cause to Nigerians and TCN customers.
In the same vein, the Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC) in a statement it posted on X notified its customers of the collapse of the national power grid.
AEDC said, “Please be informed that the power outage being experienced is due to a system failure from the national grid at 1:52 pm today, affecting the power supply to our franchise areas.
“Rest assured, we are working with the relevant stakeholders to restore power as soon as the grid is stabilised. Thank you for your understanding,” AEDC stated.
