The Transition Company of Nigeria (TCN) has blamed the load shedding in the Lagos axis on the fire incident that occurred at the Egbin Power Station last Wednesday.
In a statement signed by the General of Public Affairs, Mrs Ndidi Mbah, for TCN, it said the fire incident necessitated the shutdown of all the power generating units in the power station.
The company noted that a total of 630MW was removed from the grid as a result of the shutdown and for that, TCN had to strive to ensure that it achieved generation load balance to maintain the stability of the grid.
This it did by reducing bulk electricity to Lagos to avoid overloading the 330kV lines within the state, while the third unit at the Shiroro Station was tied.
The statement further said those moves were necessary to avoid the collapse of the nation’s grid.
“Meanwhile, Egbin Power Station is working assiduously to ensure a full restoration of its generating units to the grid,” the statement said.
TCN assured its consumers that it would continue to do all it can to keep the grid stable, adding that it would continue the evacuation of generated power from the Egbin Power Station as soon as the station resumes power generation.
Source: https://energynewsafrica.com