TCN
30 Jan
The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) on Thursday said its tower T195 along the Ugwuaji–Makurdi 330 Kilovolt (kV) transmission line was vandalised on Saturday. Mrs Ndidi Mbah, TCN’s General Manager, Public Affairs, said in a statement in Abuja that the vandalism took place at Watuolo village, Utonkon, in the Ado Local Government Area of Benue.…
24 Jan
The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has announced the restoration of full bulk power to its 132/33kV Apo Transmission Substation from Thursday, January 23, 2025. TCN spokesperson, Ndidi Mbah, in a statement, on Friday, said the restoration follows the successful relocation of eight 132kV and 33kV towers along the Kukwaba/Apo 132kV line (Southern Expressway route),…
22 Jan
Nigeria’s wobbling electricity transmission infrastructure, which is fuelling the persistent collapse of the grid network and throwing the country into darkness, requires urgent reforms to unbundle the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN).
20 Jan
Between January 9 and 14, 2025, no fewer than 18 transmission towers were destroyed by vandals and thrown residents of communities in Rivers, Kano and Abia states into darkness. The General Manager of Public Affairs of the TCN disclosed in a statement said the destruction of the electricity infrastructure continues to be a challenge to…
20 Jan
Despite the involvement of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) and alleged surveillance monitoring of electricity infrastructure, 18 transmission towers have been destroyed in the past five days.
18 Jan
The Minister of Power, Chief Adebayo Adelabu, on Friday decried the incessant vandalism of critical power transmission equipment in the country. Adelabu made this known at the official inauguration of a 100MVA Power Transformer at the 132/33kv Transmission Substation in Isolo, Lagos. According to the minister, the issue of vandalism being experienced in all the…
17 Jan
The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) on Friday said the Presidential Villa has been thrown into darkness as rising cases of theft of electricity cables disrupt power supply. TCN, in a statement, and another from the Power Minister, Adebayo Adelabu, showed that a 132kV transmission line and underground cables supplying power to central…
15 Jan
Minister of State for Defence, Bello Matawalle, has told lawmakers that the proposed N50 billion budget for the ministry in 2025 is grossly inadequate to address the country’s security challenges.
11 Jan
The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has dismissed reports of a nationwide power grid collapse. TCN said the power outage incident earlier today was caused by the tripping of two transmission lines, which affected the electricity supply to parts of Lagos. TCN’s spokesperson, Ndidi Mbah, in a statement on Saturday, explained that at approximately 13:41…
8 Jan
Electricity consumers in Abuja have condemned plans by the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) and the Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC) to keep them in darkness for two weeks.
6 Jan
The 11 electricity distribution companies (DisCos) operating in the country paid a total of N137.06 billion to the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) in the first nine months of 2024 as transmission and administrative charges
17 Dec
The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN), Port Harcourt Region, has announced the restoration of electricity to most parts of Bayelsa following a four-month blackout. The region covers Abia, Akwa Ibom, Bayelsa, Cross River, Imo, and Rivers states. The General Manager of TCN’s Port Harcourt Region, Emmanuel Anyaegbulem, made this known during a news conference on…
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