The national grid has suffered yet another collapse, plunging the county into darkness. Checks revealed that the grid collapsed around 11:28 am on Thursday, which is the second this week and the 10th in 2024.
 A check on Independent System Operator, an autonomous arm of the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) showed all power plants…

The entire nation has been plunged into darkness following a collapse of the national power grid on Tuesday afternoon, leaving millions without electricity and disrupting daily life, businesses, and essential services. The collapse, the latest in the month of November 2024 among a series of grid failures this year, has once again highlighted the persistent…

The federal government by now ought to have been able to find an adequate solution to the recurring collapse of the national grid

Only about 450 megawatts of the country’s average 4,000MW grid connected electricity is being shared by the eleven electricity distribution companies despite the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) insisted that the electricity supply has been fully restored after the collapse of the grid. Information available on the government’s website that monitors grid performance showed that…

For the third time in just one week, the national power grid has collapsed, plunging the country into darkness. The latest incident occurred early this morning at 8:40am leading to a total loss of power generation as the output dropped to zero megawatts (MW). This recurring issue has raised serious concerns about the stability and…

Nigeria's electricity grid, operated by the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN), has experienced another collapse, throwing the country into darkness. The system, which has collapsed many times this year

The Secretary to the Government of the Federation, George Akume, on Thursday, condemned the shutdown of the national grid during the suspended industrial action by organized labor. He described the action as a treasonable felony, adding that there was nowhere in the world that organized labor had shut down a country’s national grid. The Transmission…

The national grid shut down by protesting Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) yesterday, has raised widespread concern among Nigerians, as they bemoaned the severe adverse impact, particularly on economic activities.

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has fired back at the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) over claims that labour unions physically attacked TCN workers, leading to the national power grid shutdown. The Guardian reports that the two main labour unions—NLC and the Trade Union Congress (TUC)—and other affiliated organisations had directed workers under their aegis…

The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) said it is working on restoring the national grid, which was shut down following an industrial action by the Trade Union Congress (TUC) and the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) as well as their affiliate associations. The shutdown has resulted in a nationwide blackout. TCN spokesman, Ndidi Mbah, in a…

A new order by the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) will in the next 30 days create the Nigerian Independent System Operator of Nigeria Limited (NISO), a development that will split the Transmission Commission of Nigeria (TCN).

Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, has announced an additional 625 megawatts (MW) to the national grid, which has increased the grid’s capacity to 4,800 megawatts.