Nigeria experienced 20 grid collapses in 5 years – TCN
Omeiza Bilal
The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) says there were 20 grid collapses in the last five years.
In a statement made available to journalists, GM, Public Affairs of the company, the number of grid disturbances/system collapses has gradually reduced, contrary to popular opinion.
“Clearly, between 2020 to date we recorded fourteen total and six partial grid disturbances totaling twenty (20), which represents a 76.47% reduction in grid disturbance, when compared to the previous five years, (2015 to 2019) where we had sixty-four total and twenty-one partial grid disturbances, totaling eighty-five (85) times.
“This improvement is, however, not unconnected to the continuous effort by the management under Engr. Sule Abdulaziz to strategically expand the grid while harnessing in-house capacities to find solutions to grid stability, pending the deployment of SCADA/EMS.
“No doubt there is room for improvement, and TCN will continue to work hard to further reduce the number of grid disturbances to the barest minimum,” she said.
