TCN Confirms Grid’s Collapse, Says It Will Probe Cause

The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has said it will probe the cause(s) of the multiple tripping that resulted in the collapse of the nation’s power grid on Sunday morning.

The national grid collapsed on Sunday morning, leaving many parts of the country in total blackout for hour

The government-owned TCN, which manages the grid, said in a statement that the system collapsed at 11:25am on Sunday.

Read also: Blackout Looms As Power Grid Collapses

It said it had since commenced grid restoration, adding that power had been successfully restored to every part of the country, except Calabar, Ugwuaji, Markurdi, Jos, Gombe, Yola and Maiduguri axis.

The company’s General Manager, Public Affairs, Ndidi Mbah, said, “Effort is, however, ongoing to ensure full restoration nationwide.

“We regret the inconvenience this has caused electricity consumers. Investigations would be conducted to establish the immediate and remote cause(s) of the multiple tripping as soon as the grid is fully restored – considering that the grid had been relatively stable in the last couple of months.”