The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) yesterday said it restored the Omotosho-Ikeja West 330kV transmission line which tripped at the Omotosho end
Public Affairs General Manager, Ndidi Mbah who made the disclosure in a press statement recalled that the line which tripped at 11:34 am was on a scheduled outage for mechanical line tracing.
The tripping, according to the statement, affected power supply to Lagos and Abuja. “The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) wishes to clarify that at 11:34 hours today, the Omotosho-Ikeja West 330kV transmission line tripped at the Omotosho end. At the time, the Benin-Egbin 330kV line was on a scheduled outage for mechanical line tracing.
“The tripping resulted in a cascaded outage affecting the Lagos, Abuja, and Osogbo axis. However all other parts of the grid remained unaffected, contrary to reports of a grid collapse in the media. The line has been successfully restored, and normal power supply has been fully restored to the affected areas.
“We assure Nigerians of our commitment to efficient delivery of bulk power across the nation as we continue to implement measures to enhance the stability of the national grid.”
The national grid had earlier yesterday recorded a system collapse from 1,214MW at 3pm to 0MW at 4pm on the Nigerian Electricity Supply Industry (NESI).
The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) yesterday said it restored the Omotosho-Ikeja West 330kV transmission line which tripped at the Omotosho end.
Public Affairs General Manager, Ndidi Mbah who made the disclosure in a press statement recalled that the line which tripped at 11:34 am was on a scheduled outage for mechanical line tracing.
The tripping, according to the statement, affected power supply to Lagos and Abuja. “The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) wishes to clarify that at 11:34 hours today, the Omotosho-Ikeja West 330kV transmission line tripped at the Omotosho end. At the time, the Benin-Egbin 330kV line was on a scheduled outage for mechanical line tracing.
“The tripping resulted in a cascaded outage affecting the Lagos, Abuja, and Osogbo axis. However all other parts of the grid remained unaffected, contrary to reports of a grid collapse in the media. The line has been successfully restored, and normal power supply has been fully restored to the affected areas.
“We assure Nigerians of our commitment to efficient delivery of bulk power across the nation as we continue to implement measures to enhance the stability of the national grid.”
The national grid had earlier yesterday recorded a system collapse from 1,214MW at 3pm to 0MW at 4pm on the Nigerian Electricity Supply Industry (NESI).