The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has clarified that the national grid collapse on Monday, October 14, 2024, was only partial. The incident, which occurred around 6:48 PM, led to a significant power outage across the country, with zero load allocation reported to all eleven Electricity Distribution Companies.
The TCN spokesperson, Ndidi Mbah, explained that the Akwa Ibom Generating Station was “islanded” to continue supplying power to certain areas, preventing a total system collapse. Power was maintained through substations in Eket, Ekim, Uyo, and Itu. Mbah confirmed that system recovery efforts were underway and had already made significant progress.
Electricity distribution companies, including Enugu, Abuja, and Eko, also confirmed the grid collapse, but as of the time of the report, power had been restored in some parts of the country.
