The Nigerian national grid has suffered another setback after collapsing again on Tuesday and plunging the country into darkness.
According to the Nigeria National Grid’s X handle, the grid collapsed again on Tuesday With the collapse, power generation across all major stations was plunged to zero megawatts (MW).
As of 2:45 p.m. on Tuesday, generation readings from key plants, including Afam IV & V, Azura-Edo, Egbin, and Shiroro, all recorded no output, resulting in a total generation of 0 MW.
Meanwhile, the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has informed the public of a planned preventive maintenance operation on the Ife-Ondo 132kV transmission line scheduled for Wednesday, November 6, 2024. It was gathered that the maintenance will take place from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., during which time power supply may be affected in the surrounding areas.
In a statement issued on Tuesday, Ndidi Mbah, General Manager of Public Affairs at TCN, disclosed the importance of the maintenance work to ensure the reliability and efficiency of the national grid. Mbah explained that the exercise is necessary to enable TCN Lines Maintenance Engineers carry out trace maintenance between Towers 6 and 12. Consequently, Benin DisCo will not be able to offtake electricity to customers on the Ondo and Okitipupa 33kV feeders. Bulk power supply will be restored immediately upon completion of the maintenance,” Mbah added.
