The Transmission Company of Nigeria, TCN, says it has fully restored the national grid following a fire incident at the Afam Power Generating Station, which caused a partial disturbance of the nation’s electricity grid.
According to TCN, fire, in the early hours of today (Monday), erupted at the Afam V 330KV bus bar coupler, leading to the tripping of units at Afam III and Afam VI power plants, which resulted in a sudden generation loss of 25MW and 305MW respectively, thereby destabilising the national grid.
The TCN, however, in a statement by its General Manager, Public Affairs, Ndidi Mbah, explained this evening that the effect of the system disturbance was minimal as Ibom Power Plant was isolated from the national grid to supply electricity to Port Harcourt region, which covers four states.
Mbah, confirmed that the affected section of the grid has been fully restored and stabilized.
The statement read: “At 02:41 hours 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, destabilizing 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 minimized the effect of the system disturbance. TCN confirms that the affected section of the grid has been fully restored and stabilized.
“TCN reaffirms its commitment to enhancing the resilience and reliability of the national grid and pledges to continue investing in measures aimed at further strengthening the grid infrastructure.”
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