Nigeria, April 15 -- Following a fire incident at the Afam power generating station, which it said caused a partial disturbance of the nation's grid, the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has announced the full restoration of the national grid.

According to reports, the national grid collapse occurred at 02:41 am. on Monday, leaving the country with 64.70 megawatts.

A statement by TCN's General Manager Public Affairs, Ndidi Mbah, said: "A fire erupted at the Afam V 330kV bus bar coupler, leading to the tripping of units at Afam III and Afam VI. This resulted in a sudden generation loss of 25MW and 305MW, respectively, destabilising the grid and causing a partial collapse."

It added, "During the incident, the Ibom Power plant was is...