- TCN blames system collapse on two GenCos
In a statement issued by the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN), the recent system collapse which saw major cities in the country thrown into darkness was as a result of a sudden loss of 611MW at two Generation Companies (GenCos). According to TCN, the system was fully restored at 4.59 pm following the total collapse on Wednesday.
“Reports received from SCADA and other power generating stations showed that at about 12:20 pm, two generating units tripped in one generating station while four equally tripped in another generating station, causing a loss of 261MW and 350MW respectively, bringing the total loss of electricity on the grid to 611MW.” the statement read.
“It is suspected that the sudden loss of 611MW from the grid caused system instability and its eventual collapse.”
“At 1:05 pm, TCN commenced grid restoration from the Delta Power Station, and at 4:59 pm, a full restoration of the entire grid was achieved,” said TCN in its statement.