Electricity: TCN Moves To Arrest Grid Collapse

The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has said efforts are on to end the constant grip collapses in the country.

The Managing Director of TCN, Mr Sule Abdulaziz, said the company will commence the purchase of spinning reserves which are responsible for the constant grid collapse disrupting the country’s power.

Abdulaziz, in an interview with newsmen, assured that TCN is committed to addressing challenges facing the country’s epileptic power supply.

He explained that the spinning reserves were largely responsible for the grid collapses recorded frequently in the power sector.

He said, “Spinning reserve is the amount of unused capacity in online energy assets which can compensate for power shortages or frequency drops within a given period of time.

“We are equally working at installing Flexible Alternating Current Transmission System (FACTS) devices at critical nodes on the grid in order to maintain the grid voltage within the specified limits.

“Some nodes on the grid are susceptible to either high or low-voltage problems. FACTS devices help to resolve these voltage problems which in turn will help to strengthen the grid.

“The reliability of the grid is improved when there is redundancy.

“These redundancies will help to further strengthen the grid and help forestall its instability, improving reliability and stability, which in turn make the grid more robust and less susceptible to faulty that can lead to collapse.”

Abdulaziz explained that TCN would need cooperation from critical investors in the power sector to achieve the spinning reserve purchase.

He added that the power facilities require continuous maintenance of assets to help improve the steady power supply.