UPDATE: Nigeria’s electricity generation returns to 4,144.5MW after system collapse
By Eyo Nsima
Nigeria’s electricity generation has risen back to 4,144.5 megawatts, MW, after several system collapses in the past few days.
After one of the system collapses, the Transmission Company of Nigeria, TCN, disclosed in a statement obtained by The Daily, www.thedaily-ng.com, that “grid restoration nationwide is in progress and has reached advanced stages, with power supply now available in the West, North-Central, South, East, and a large portion of the northern parts of the country.
“The power supply restoration is a sequel to the total grid collapse, which occurred at about 12.35 am, this morning (yesterday), causing outages nationwide, after over 421 days of consistent grid stability.
“In the course of grid restoration, the process initially suffered a setback; this does not amount to another collapse. In the course of any grid restoration process, challenges may be encountered. This happened today while the grid restoration was in progress, but it was promptly addressed”.
However, checks by The Daily indicated that another system collapse is possible as the system remains weak and unstable to transmit adequate power for distribution to consumers nationwide.
