The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has said the grid collapse that occurred at 11:34 on Wednesday was as a result of tripping of the Omotosho-Ikeja West 330kV transmission line. A statement by TCN’s General Manager on Public Affairs, Ndidi Mbah, said at the time, the Benin-Egbin 330kV line was on a scheduled outage for mechanical line tracing. “The tripping …

An Abuja-based electricity consultant, Engr. Dike Ejike has recommended the Geometric Power model of electricity development to tackle such issues as constant national grid collapse. The national grid collapsed on Tuesday afternoon, the second this year and the 14th in the last 12 months. No official reason has been given for the failure. In a statement in the Federal Capital …

Electricity consumers in the Federal Capital Territory have demanded the dismissal of personnel responsible for managing the National Grid, following its collapse on Saturday morning. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalls that the grid had collapsed on Monday, with power only being restored on Tuesday. Saturday’s collapse marks the second in a week and the seventh in 2024. Consumers …

Former presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Mr.Peter Obi has expressed deep concern over the recent collapse of the national power grid, which has once again left large parts of the country in darkness. The grid reportedly failed on Monday around 6:18 pm, causing widespread power outages. Investigations revealed that electricity generation, which stood at 3.87 gigawatts by 5 pm, …