Transmission Company of Nigeria
1 Apr
Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN), yesterday, blamed the low generation capacity in the country on recurring national grid collapses.
26 Mar
The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has kept mum over allegations of insider threats and collusions in the routine vandalisation of the country’s electricity transmission network, which has in two years cost N12.8 billion to fix.
11 Dec
Nigeria’s electricity grid has once again thrown the country into darkness as the government operated system went down Monday afternoon. The system collapsed at about 1pm cutting down electricity from 4,032.80 megawatts at about 12pm to 43 megawatts 1pm and a meagre 303 megawatts at about 5:00 pm. Most DisCos confirmed that their feeders are…
8 Dec
The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has lamented the strangulation of 21 power projects in the South East since 2019, blaming it on activities of residents.
16 Sep 2023
The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has commenced work to restore power to Birnin Kebbi and Sokoto following a fire outbreak that gutted two transformers on Thursday night.
14 Sep 2023
The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) announced on Thursday that grid restoration nationwide is in progress and has reached advanced stages with power supply now available in the West, North Central, South, East, and a large portion of the Northern parts of the country. The power supply restoration is due to the total grid collapse,…
14 Sep 2023
Nigeria has again been thrown into darkness after the national grid system, operated by the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) from Osogbo in Osun State collapsed.
3 Sep 2023
The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has said that the power outage currently being witnessed by the people of Anambra State, particularly those residing within Awka and its environs, was as a result of a mishap that cut off its 132kV line at Nofia axis. In a statement yesterday, TCN’s General Manager Public Affairs, Ndidi…
5 May 2023
Electricity consumers face blackouts across the country as Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) insists it will disconnect electricity distribution companies (DisCos) that have failed in complying with payment schedules unless they pay up.
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