The Transmission Company Nigeria (TCN) on Saturday night clarified that the country’s national grid did not collapse but tripped off.
Fears about a nationwide blackout heightened earlier in the day after reports of another system collapse emerged in the media.
Nigeria has recorded 12th system collapse in the last 13 months.
The TCN’s General Manager, Public Affairs, Ndidi Mbah, made this clarification in a statement in Abuja.
She said the tripping off affected the bulk supply of electricity to the Lagos axis.
The spokesperson added that electricity generation at the national grid stood at 2,573.23 megawatts after the incident.
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The statement read: “Benin-Omotosho Line Tripping, Not System Collapse The Transmission Company of Nigeria, TCN, hereby states that the nation’s grid did not experience any collapse today (Saturday).
“Earlier today, at about 13:41 hours, the Osogbo-Ihovbor line tripped, followed by the tripping of the Benin-Omotosho line. These consequently affected bulk supply to only the Lagos axis alone.
“It is important to clarify that at about 13:00 hrs today, just before the tripping, total generation on the grid was 4,335.63 MW. After the trippings, however, generation was 2,573.23 MW, showing clearly that the grid did not experience a collapse.
“The transmission line tripping affected Egbin, Olorunsogo, Omotosho, Geregu, and Paras, but these have all been restored except for the Benin Omotosho 330kV line, whose restoration is ongoing.”
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