By Uzair Adam
The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has made significant strides in restoring the national grid after a partial disturbance on Monday evening.
The incident, which occurred around 6:48 p.m., triggered an immediate response.
In a statement on Tuesday, Mrs. Ndidi Mbah, TCN’s General Manager of Public Affairs, confirmed that recovery efforts began swiftly, with the Azura Power Station providing the essential blackstart to stabilise the grid.
By 10:24 a.m. on Tuesday, the recovery process was in its advanced stages, despite a minor setback that briefly slowed progress.
Mbah reassured the public that the TCN continued working to restore full power, with about 90% of the country’s substations already receiving bulk electricity.
Power has been fully restored to Abuja and other key distribution centres.
She added that the disturbance did not impact the Ibom Gas generating station, which remained functional and continued to supply power to areas in the South-South, including Eket, Ekim, Uyo, and Itu transmission substations.