We have restored national grid after fire outbreak — TCN

The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) said that the partial collapse of the national grid was caused by a fire outbreak at the Afam power generating station in Rivers.

TCN’s spokesperson, Ndidi Mbah, in a statement said the fire erupted at about 2:41 a.m. on Monday, resulting in a power outage in some areas nationwide.

Mbah said power had been restored after the grid collapsed for the fifth time in 2024.

“At 02:41Hrs today, 15th April 2024, a fire erupted at the Afam V 330kV bus bar coupler, leading to the tripping of units at Afam III and Afam VI.

“This resulted in a sudden generation loss of 25MW and 305MW, respectively, destabilising the grid and causing a partial collapse.

“During the incident, the Ibom Power plant was isolated from the grid and was supplying parts of the Port Harcourt Region.

“This further minimised the effect of the system disturbance. TCN confirms that the affected section of the grid has been fully restored and stabilised,” she said.