In response, the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) issued a statement characterizing the event as a "partial system disturbance" and indicated that efforts to gradually restore power in various regions of the country had already commenced.
Our correspondent verified that the grid experienced a loss of power generation at approximately 1:39 pm.
At 1 pm, the grid was generating 2,711 megawatts, down from a peak of 3,631 MW. Earlier in the day, power generation had reached a high of 3,934.77 MW around 6 am.
However, between 2 pm and 3 pm, the hourly generation plummeted to 0.00 MW.
The Transmission Company of Nigeria reported that “the national grid encountered a partial disturbance at approximately 1:52 pm today, November 5, 2024.”
TCN spokesperson Ndidi Mbah explained, “This incident was triggered by a series of line and generator trippings that led to instability in the grid, resulting in the partial disturbance of the system.”
She noted that data from the National Control Centre indicated that some areas of the grid remained unaffected by the widespread power disruption.
“TCN engineers are already working to quickly restore bulk power supply to the states affected by the partial disturbance. Presently, bulk power supply has been restored to Abuja at 2:49 pm, and we are gradually restoring it to other parts of the country.
“We sincerely apologise for any inconvenience this may cause our electricity customers,” she said.