The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has said that the fire incident which occurred in Egbin Power station last Wednesday necessitated the shutdown of all the power generating units in the power station.
Egbin Power Plc is the largest power generating station in Nigeria with an installed capacity of 1,320 MW consisting of 6 Units of 220MW each.
The general manager public affairs, Ndidi Mbah, confirmed yesterday that the incident is the reason for the ongoing load shedding in the Lagos axis. “With the shutdown of the units, a total of 630MW was removed from the grid” she said.
The removal of 630mw from the grid at the same time means that TCN had to strive to ensure that it achieves 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. Mbah said these became necessary to avoid the collapse of the nation’s grid.
She stressed that the Egbin Power Station is working assiduously to ensure a full restoration of its generating units to the grid and until this happens, TCN will continue to do all it can to keep the grid stable, she assured.
“TCN will continue the evacuation of generated power from Egbin Power Station as soon as the station resumes power generation,” said the TCN spokeswoman.
By Chibisi Ohakah, Abuja
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