The national grid didn’t collapse yesterday as widely reported.
The X account @NationalGridNg, known for providing real-time updates on national grid, said the reports were false.
Reports had circulated that the national grid experienced its first collapse of the year yesterday but this has now been confirmed to be false.
The tweet reads: “KINDLY IGNORE RUMOUR OF A GRID COLLAPSE TODAY. IT IS FALSE!”
Also dismissing the widespread reports as baseless lies, the Transmission Company of Nigeria, TCN, yesterday said the nation’s grid did not experience any collapse yesterday.
TCN’s Public Affairs General Manager, Ndidi Mbah, in a statement said “Earlier today (Saturday), at about 13:41Hrs, the Osogbo – Ihovour line tripped, followed by the tripping of the Benin – Omotosho line. These consequently affected bulk supply to 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 4,335.63MW.”
TCN said after the tripping, however, generation was 2,573.23MW, showing clearly that the grid did not experience a collapse.
According to TCN, the transmission line tripping affected Egbin, Olorunsogo, Omotoso, Geregu, and Paras, but these have all been restored except for the Benin – Omotoso 330kV line whose restoration is ongoing.
The statement said “as TCN continues to work hard to put in place a robust transmission grid, in spite of prevailing challenges, it is imperative that we understand the negative impact of deliberately misinforming the public and the value of disseminating true and verifiable facts.”