No System Collapse Has Occurred in 2025-TCN

The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has reaffirmed that there has been no system collapse in 2025, despite recent reports of line tripping incidents.

In a statement posted on its official X handle on Saturday, TCN clarified that the nation’s power grid remains stable, though a transmission line tripping event on February 12 caused temporary outages in some areas.

“TCN management would like to reiterate that there has been no system collapse this year,” the statement read.

The company explained that the Omotosho-Ikeja West 330kV transmission line tripped while the Benin-Egbin 330kV line was undergoing a scheduled outage for mechanical line tracing.

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This led to a cascading outage affecting Abuja, Lagos, and Osogbo. However, other parts of the country remained unaffected, and full power supply to the impacted areas was swiftly restored.

TCN also emphasized that the Nigerian Electricity Supply Industry (NESI) operates under the regulation of the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC), with designated control centers responsible for providing official grid status updates.

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“The National Control Centre System Operator, or its designated backup, the National Supplementary Control Centre (SNCC), has the exclusive right to provide information to the public regarding grid events and status,” the statement added.

The company urged the public and media to avoid spreading misleading or unverified information about the national grid and to rely solely on updates from TCN’s Public Affairs Department.