Contrary To reports of a National Electricity Grid Collapse, 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.
