This comes as it emerged that the National Grid recorded its first collapse in 2025 on Saturday, which plunged parts of the country into darkness.
The Transmission Company, TCN, of Nigeria has said that the National Grid did not collapse but rather tripped off on Saturday, January 11, 2025.
The spokesperson of TCN, Ndidi Mbah, made this clarification in a statement on Saturday.
This comes as it emerged that the National Grid recorded its first collapse in 2025 on Saturday, which plunged parts of the country into darkness.
However, TCN clarified that the Benin-Omotosho line tripped off at around 13:41 pm on Saturday.
TCN, however, confirmed that the tripping off affected the bulk supply of electricity to the Lagos axis.
According to TCN, electricity generation at the national grid stood at 2,573.23 megawatts after the tripping.
“Benin-Omotosho Line Tripping, Not System Collapse The Transmission Company of Nigeria, TCN, hereby states that the nation’s grid did not experience any collapse today (Saturday).
“Earlier today, at about 13:41 hrs, the Osogbo-Ihovbor line tripped, followed by the tripping of the Benin-Omotosho line. These consequently affected bulk supply to only 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 4,335.63 MW. After the trippings, however, generation was 2,573.23 MW, showing clearly that the grid did not experience a collapse.
“The transmission line tripping affected Egbin, Olorunsogo, Omotosho, Geregu, and Paras, but these have all been restored except for the Benin Omotosho 330kV line, whose restoration is ongoing,” TCN stated.
Recall that in 2024 alone, the national grid collapsed at least 12 times.
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