BY AKUDORO GLORIA
The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has announced the full restoration of the national grid following a fire incident at the Afam power generating station, which caused a partial disturbance of the nations grid.
The Company made this announcement in a statement issued by its General Manager, Public Affairs, Ndidi Mbah on Monday 15 April 2024.
Mbah disclosed that the fire which erupted at the Afam V 330kV bus bar coupler, at 02:41Hrs of today, 15th April 2024, led to the tripping of units at Afam III and Afam VI.
According to the statement, this resulted in a sudden generation loss of 25MW and 305MW respectively, destabilizing the grid and causing a partial collapse.
She said during the incident, the Ibom Power plant was isolated from the grid and was supplying parts of the Port Harcourt Region and further helped to minimize 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 strengthening the grid infrastructure”, said the TCN, General Manager.