National grid collapses, power generation drops to 92MW

The nation’s electricity grid may have experienced another collapse at the weekend as the quantum of energy generated into the grid dropped to 92.30 megawatts (MW) on Sunday.


Records of daily operations in the power sector showed that the highest generation was 3,621MW but that sharply dropped to 92.30MW during the period as the system frequency rose to 51.18 Hertz, a level that could trigger system collapse.


Further statistics from the Federal Ministry of Power, Works and Housing proved that beside the reported collapse at the weekend, the national grid had recorded eight system collapses in 2018 with the most recent occurring in June.


While seven were total collapse of the system, plunging the entire country into darkness in January (when five such incidences occurred), in February and in June.  There was a record of partial system collapse in April.

The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) which manages the grid system in its response said the system collapse occurred at about 14:27hrs of July 8, 2018.

Culled from Daily Trust.