Grid instability did not cause IE Band A outages, TCN says

The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) says grid instability did not cause the Ikeja Electric (IE) Band A outages reported on Nov. 3 and 4. TCN communications chief Ndidi Mba said the 2023 Electricity Act assigns the Nigerian Independent System Operator (NISO), not distribution companies, responsibility for determining the causes of grid disruptions. NISO attributed lower power generation to gas supply constraints at thermal plants and reduced hydroelectric output, cutting the energy allocated to distributors. TCN records showed interruptions were mainly linked to low-generation load shedding, faults or allocation non-compliance on IE’s network, and planned maintenance—not TCN equipment failures.