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Nigeria s electricity grid collapses again | Premium Times Nigeria

The Transmission Company of Nigeria(TCN) says the national grid experienced a total system collapse on Wednesday resulting in blackout in some parts of the country. The TCN confirmed the development in a statement by its General Manager, Public Affairs, Ndidi Mbah. “The TCN hereby states that at about 11.01 a.m today, May, 12 ,2021, there was a total system collapse of the grid, as a result of voltage collapse at some parts of the grid,” the statement read. “TCN commenced grid recovery immediately after the collapse, from Shiroro Generating Station to Katampe TS, Abuja through the Shiroro – Katampe line at 11:29 a.m and also through Delta Generating Station to Benin Transmission Substation and has reached Osogbo and parts of Lagos.”

Power outage as national grid collapses

Power outage as national grid collapses May 12 Advertisement Ndidi Mbah, spokesperson of the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN), said there is ongoing effort to fully restore electricity on the grid. “The Transmission Company of Nigeria hereby states that at about 11.01 am today, 12th of May, 2021, there was a total system collapse of the grid, as a result of voltage collapse at some parts of the grid,” Mbah said. “TCN commenced grid recovery immediately after the collapse, from Shiroro Generating Station to Katampe TS, Abuja through the Shiroro – Katampe line at 11:29 am, and also through Delta Generating Station to Benin Transmission Substation and has reached Osogbo and parts of Lagos.

Electricity: Blackout as national grid experiences total system collapse

Vanguard News Electricity: Blackout as national grid experiences total system collapse  On By Prince Okafor There seems to be total darkness across the country, as the national grid has suffered a total system collapse. Vanguard authoritatively gathered that the system collapse occurred following voltage collapse at some parts of the national grid The national grid is controlled and operated by government-owned Transmission Company of Nigeria. Vanguard gathered that the system collapse occurred around 11.01 am on Wednesday. Reacting to the development, TCN General Manager, Ndidi Mbah told vanguard in a chat that at about 11.01 am today, 12th of May, 2021, there was a total system collapse of the grid, as a result of voltage collapse at some parts of the grid.

Nationwide blackout as power grid collapses again

As of Tuesday, the peak power generation was 4,757MW while the lowest generation was 3,976MW. While 101,605 megawatts hour (MWH) energy was generated, consumers through the 11 Distribution Companies (DisCos) utilised 99,955MWH. However, by Wednesday afternoon, checks indicated that only five of the 11 DisCos had slight energy allocation while the six others had no energy to supply to their customers across the states. Their energy load expectations also dropped from over 4,000MW previously to 260MW by 1:00pm on Wednesday. For instance, Abuja DisCo which had anticipated 458.927MW for Wednesday had it cut to 50MW by 1pm as efforts were ongoing to revive the national grid.

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