The Transmission Company of Nigeria said the collapse of the National Grid on May 8, at 2:32 p.m. was caused by a multiple tripping on its substation in Onitsha, Anambra.
PREMIUM TIMES reported how the Yola electricity distribution company said it was allocated 0MW during the period while the Abuja electricity company said it received 20MW. Both electricity companies supply power to a minimum of three states each. He however, said that in spite of the fragile nature of the nation’s power grid, TCN had achieved some level of stability on the national grid.
“You remember, I had told you that we need to achieve four important things to have a stabilised grid. He said the company had raised 1.6 billion dollars for investment in lines and transmissions saying that attainment of the required investments in transmission would take some time. Mr Mohammed said that there was urgent need to have a functional SCADA in the power sector to monitor activities on the national grid.
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