Following the recent grid collapse, the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has reported significant progress in restoring power, stating that 90 per cent of substations have received bulk power recovery.

The Public Affairs General Manager of TCN, Ndidi Mba, in a statement on Tuesday, said the national grid experienced a partial disturbance on Monday, 14th October 2024, at about 6:48 pm, noting that efforts to fully recover the grid are still ongoing.

She added that although recovery of the grid commenced immediately, with Azura power station providing the blackstart, the grid recovery reached advanced stages at about 10:24 am on Tuesday when it encountered a challenge that caused a slight setback in the recovery process.

The transmission company added that supply has been restored to the Abuja axis and other major distribution load centres nationwide.

“The slight setback notwithstanding, TCN continued with the grid recovery process, which has reached an advanced stage, ensuring bulk power availability to about 90 per cent of its substations nationwide.

“The partial disturbance did not affect the Ibom Gas generating station, which was isolated from the grid yesterday and continued to supply areas in the South-South part of the country, such as Eket, Ekim, Uyo, and Itu 132kV transmission substations, during the period.

“Investigation into the cause of the incident will be carried out as soon as the grid is fully restored,” the statement read.