Following the Industrial Dispute declared by the two in-house Unions at the Transmission Company of Nigeria, TCN, the national electric power grid has been shut down by Union functionaries.
The incident occurred on Wednesday afternoon after several 330kV transmission lines and 33kV feeder-lines across the power system network were switched off by the Union members.
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The act resulted in generation-load imbalance and multiple voltage escalations at critical stations and substations. As at 16th of August 2022 grid generation (at Peak) reached 4,830.69MW
Inspite of the setback, TCN management says they are working to restore the grid as quickly as possible. The Ministries of Power and Labour & Employment are currently meeting with the Union Officials to resolve the issues.
Editor : Ena Agbanoma
