Grid collapse: Nigeria restores power supply

Power has been restored to parts of Nigeria that were affected by the blackout on Wednesday, the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has said.

Ndidi Mbah, spokesperson for TCN, made this known in a statement on Wednesday.

According to him, Wednesday’s outage was caused by the Omotosho–Ikeja West 330-kilovolt transmission line tripping at the Omotosho end at around 11:34 am.

TCN confirmed that the incident affected the electricity supply to Lagos, Abuja, and Osogbo.

“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 axes. However, all other parts of the grid remained unaffected.

“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 the efficient delivery of bulk power across the nation as we continue to implement measures to enhance the stability of the national grid,” the statement read.

In the meantime, report indicates that parts of Abuja have yet to receive supply from Abuja Electricity Distribution Company as of the time of filing this report.

The National Grid collapsed on Wednesday, plunging parts of the country into darkness.