Power outage: TCN faults Ikeja Disco over blaming grid instability for blackout in Lagos

The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has clarified that Ikeja Electricity Distribution Company (IKEDC) is misrepresenting the cause of power outages in Lagos. In a statement, TCN emphasized that attributing the outages to "grid instability" is incorrect. According to TCN, root-cause determination falls under the responsibility of the Nigerian Independent System Operator (NISO).

NISO has stated that the reduced power generation is due to constraints in gas supply to thermal power stations and reduced output from hydroelectric stations. TCN reiterated that they only transmit the energy they receive, not generate it, hence they cannot be held responsible for reduced generation. The majority of the interruptions experienced by IKEDC's customers were due to low generation, non-compliance with load allocation by NISO, and faults or maintenance works on IKEDC's own network.

None of the interruptions resulted from a TCN equipment fault or trip. TCN urged IKEDC to stop attributing supply shortfalls to TCN and to communicate based on verified information from NISO.