The Transmission Company of Nigeria, TCN, has disclosed that the grid has been fully restored after partial disturbance,on Saturday, 6th July,2024 .
TCN in a statement on Sunday 7th July,2024 by Ndidi Mbah,General Manager,Public Affairs, stated that there was a partial disturbance of the grid at about 15.09 hours yesterday, 6th July, 2024.
Mr Mbah explained that the system disturbance, which brings to three, the partial grid disturbances, with one total disturbance this year, is suspected to have been triggered by the unexpected tripping of three (3) units of a power generating station, which suddenly removed 313MW from the grid, causing system instability that led to the loss of bulk supply to a section of the national grid.
He revealed that the System Operator reacted to the sudden drop in generation which led to a dip in frequency, by islanding a section of the grid which includes the Ibom Power Station through which the company continued to feed Uyo, Aba, Itu, Eket, Calabar e.t.c even when the other section of the grid had no supply.
The GM Public Affairs of TCN further stated that, the operators commenced grid restoration efforts immediately after the incident and at about 21.57 hours on Saturday,July 7,2024 the entire part of the grid that was affected by yesterday’s incident was successfully restored.