Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN)
4 Dec
The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has successfully restored bulk power supply to Bayelsa State following the repair of vandalised transmission towers on the Ahoada-Yenagoa 132kV line. In a statement on Tuesday, TCN’s General Manager for Public Affairs, Ndidi Mbah, revealed that the restoration followed the successful reconstruction of collapsed towers and the restringing of…
28 Oct
Owing to the prolonged power outage in parts of Nigeria including Jos, phone charging spots in the town and environs have been recording high patronage. The correspondent of the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) who visited some of the charging centres reports that residents were trooping in their numbers to charge their phones. NAN reports…
22 Oct
The Nigeria Consumer Protection Network has appealed to President Bola Tinubu to declare a state of emergency in the power sector. Mr. Kunle Olubiyo, President Nigeria Consumer Protection Network made the appeal in a statement in Abuja on Tuesday, while reacting to the incessant national grid collapse. Olubiyo appealed to the president to as a…
20 Oct
Power experts have attributed frequent power grid collapses in Nigeria to inadequate investment in modernizing and upgrading infrastructure. They said this in separate interviews with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Lagos. The experts also emphasized the urgent need for substantial financial commitment to the sector. Mr. Chinedu Bosah, National Coordinator of…
15 Aug 2024
Bayelsa State is set to experience a long period of blackout due to the recent vandalism of 13 transmission towers along the Ahoada-Yenagoa 132kV Double Circuit transmission line. This was disclosed in a statement by Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) spokesperson Ndidi Mbah. According to Mbah, the blackout will also affect some communities in Rivers…
3 Jun 2024
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…
13 May 2024
The Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress (TUC) have protested the recent increase in electricity tariff by the Federal Government. The labour unions on Monday morning converged at the entrance of the Jos Electricity Distribution Company (Jos Disco) covering the four franchise states - Bauchi, Benue, Plateau, and Gombe. The organised labour unions…
4 May 2024
The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC), has unbundled the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) with the establishment of the Nigerian Independent System Operator of Nigeria Limited (NISO).
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Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has deployed Generation Dip/Loss Detection System (GLDS) to empower the National Control Centre (NCC) in Osogbo.
25 Mar 2024
Niger State Youths Progressive Alliance (NYPA) has called on President Bola Tinubu to appoint the next Managing Director (MD) of Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) from the state.
1 Mar 2024
President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of four Nigerian professionals to serve as Executive Directors of the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN), for a renewable term of four years. Presidential spokesman Ajuri Ngelale in a statement said the decision is part of his efforts to substantially enhance the quality and quantity of electric power…
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