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19 Oct
The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) Saturday expressed concerns over the reoccurring collapse of the national electricity grid, stressing a public hearing would be held over the issue. NERC said in a statement that he increasing frequency of grid collapse remained worrisome , warning that the development could undermine the recent progress in reducing infrastructure…
19 Oct
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…
19 Oct
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…
15 Oct
Following the recent grid collapse, the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has reported significant progress in restoring power, stating that 90 per cent of substations have received bulk power recovery. The Public Affairs General Manager of TCN, Ndidi Mba, in a statement on Tuesday, said the national grid experienced a partial disturbance on Monday, 14th…
1 Oct
The recent vandalism of two Transmission Company of Nigeria’s (TCN) 330kva electricity towers has plunged Damaturu, the capital of Yobe State, into darkness and a severe water shortage.
24 Sep
The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) disclosed yesterday that its tower T372, along the Gombe-Damaturu-Maiduguri 330 Kilovolt (kV) transmission line, was destroyed by vandals.
22 Sep
Reports indicate a recent act of vandalism targeting electricity infrastructure along the Damaturu-Maiduguri line, marking the third such attack in the area. Reports say the incident occurred on Sunday, with the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) confirming that two of its towers, T193 and T194, were destroyed by vandals. TCN's General Manager of Public Affairs,…
19 Sep
The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has successfully repaired and re-erected 13 of the 16 transmission towers vandalized along the Ahoada-Yenagoa 132kV transmission line, the company announced on Thursday via its X handle. General Manager of TCN’s Port Harcourt Region, Emmanuel Akpa, shared this update during a meeting with Bayelsa State Secretary, Prof. Nimibofa Ayawei,…
2 Sep
The Federal Government has announced a fresh injection of over N1.2 trillion to build substations and distribution infrastructure.
1 Sep
The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN), says it can transmit 6,000 MWS of electricity to distribution load centers nationwide. READ ALSO:Vandals destroy two transmission towers in Yenagoa- TCN Mr Sule Abdulaziz, the Managing Director of TCN said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja on Sunday.…
27 Aug
The Transmission Company of Nigeria has lamented the continuous destruction of its transmission tower in Osun State by suspected vandals. This is as the company confirmed the arrest of a vandal in the state. The suspect was nabbed on Tuesday by armed vigilantes in an attempt to return to sabotage a transmission tower. The TCN…
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