{"id":11306,"date":"2026-11-06T20:00:49","date_gmt":"2026-11-06T20:00:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/2026\/11\/06\/grid-%e2%81%a0%e2%81%a0%e2%81%a0instability-not-responsi\/"},"modified":"2026-11-06T20:00:49","modified_gmt":"2026-11-06T20:00:49","slug":"grid-%e2%81%a0%e2%81%a0%e2%81%a0instability-not-responsi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/2026\/11\/06\/grid-%e2%81%a0%e2%81%a0%e2%81%a0instability-not-responsi\/","title":{"rendered":"Grid \u200b\u200c\u200d\u200d\u200d\u200d\u2060\u2060\u200d\u200d\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200d\u200d\u200d\u2060\u200c\u200binstability not responsible for IE Band A outage \u2014 TCN"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The management of the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) on Friday said grid instability was not responsible for the Ikeja Electric (IE) Band A outage reported by the company on Nov. 3 and Nov. 4.<\/p>\n

Ms. Ndidi Mba, the General Manager of the Corporate Communication Unit of TCN, disclosed this in a statement in Lagos.<\/p>\n

According to her, TCN described the attribution as inaccurate and misleading, saying that the determination of the root cause of disturbances, shortfalls, and interruptions on the national grid was not the responsibility of a Distribution Company (DisCo).<\/p>\n

\u201cBy virtue of Section 67 of the Electricity Act 2023, the determination of the root cause of disturbances, shortfalls, and interruptions on the national grid falls exclusively within the defined functions of the Nigerian Independent System Operator (NISO).<\/p>\n

\u201cIE, like every other market participant, has no authority to make such determinations, and NISO has made no such attribution of the outages in IE\u2019s notice to TCN,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

Mba said that NISO had already explained the situation, attributing the current decline in power generation to gas supply constraints to thermal power stations and reduced output from hydroelectric stations due to lower reservoir inflows.<\/p>\n

She said that the reduced generation had affected the energy allocated to DisCos, resulting in fewer hours of electricity supply and increased load shedding across distribution networks.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe impact on each DisCo varies with available generation and its allocation,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

Mba said that the shortfall in electricity supply to IE\u2019s customers was a consequence of reduced generation and the resulting allocation, not any failure of TCN\u2019s transmission network.<\/p>\n

\u201cTCN can only transmit the energy made available to it and cannot transmit energy that is not generated.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe records for all feeders supplying IE confirm the national picture NISO described.<\/p>\n

\u201cOf the interruptions recorded on Nov. 1 and 2, 68 percent were frequency-control load shedding arising from low generation.<\/p>\n

\u201cA further 26 percent were due to IE\u2019s non-compliance with load allocation by the National Control Centre (NCC) of NISO or to faults and works on IKEDC\u2019s own network.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe remaining six percent were TCN planned maintenance, switching, or a line limitation. None of the recorded interruptions was a TCN equipment fault or trip,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

According to her, the feeders listed in IE\u2019s notice also did not support the company\u2019s claim.<\/p>\n

\u201cOf the 46 interruptions recorded on the 33kV feeders named in the notice, 29 were frequency-control load shedding arising from low generation, while 14 were recorded against IKEDC.<\/p>\n

\u201cNine were for non-compliance with load allocation, and five for faults or trips on its own network. The other three were scheduled TCN maintenance on the Ogba-Alimosho line on Nov. 1.\u201d<\/p>\n

Mba said that on Nov. 2, the Rack Centre feeder was interrupted by a cable fault on IE\u2019s network, which its crew repaired.<\/p>\n

\u201cIE\u2019s notice itself assigns several of these feeders, including MTN, Iju Water Works, and Rack Centre, to IE for 33 kV faults,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

She said that IE\u2019s position was therefore inconsistent with the actual situation in the Nigerian electricity supply industry.<\/p>\n

Mba said that attributing shortfalls caused by generation constraints to TCN could misinform customers, undermine public confidence, and obscure the challenges requiring collective efforts by stakeholders.<\/p>\n

TCN urged IE and other DisCos to desist from making unfounded claims about the causes of electricity supply shortfalls to their customers.<\/p>\n

\u201cDisCos should communicate based on verified information from NISO, the body responsible for the operation of the grid,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

She urged electricity customers to refer to NISO\u2019s official platforms for accurate information on the state of the Nigerian Electricity Supply Industry.<\/p>\n

MBA said that TCN sympathized with customers affected by the reduced hours of electricity supply.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt remains committed to transmitting all available energy safely, reliably, and efficiently within the prevailing operational constraints, and to working with NISO, generation companies, and DisCos to improve the situation,\u201d she said. (NAN)<\/p>\n

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