The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN), on Sunday said it has capacity to transmit 6,000 MWS of electricity to distribution load centres nationwide. The Managing Director of TCN, Mr Sule Abdulaziz, said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja on Sunday. Abdulaziz said...
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The Ebonyi State Government has reiterated its commitment to restoration of power supply in Afikpo communities after a 13-year outage in the area. The state Commissioner for Power and Energy, Mr Peter Oga-Ali, gave the assurance on Monday, after inspection of the power project in Afikpo, Afikpo LG council...
The national grid has collapsed for the fifth time in the year, plunging many places into darkness. Although the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) is yet to comment on the matter, the Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC) said the grid collapsed around 2:55 pm on Monday. “We understand...
By EMMANUEL KUJE, Abuja- The Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC) has attributed blackout in parts of its franchise area to system failure. AEDC management said this in a statement issued in Abuja on Monday. It said: ”We understand that some of our customers are still without power due to...
The Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC) and the Transafam Power have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to deliver 50 Mega Watts (MW) of embedded power to Idu commercial hub in Abuja. The MoU was signed for the companies by Mr Chijioke Okwuokenye, the Acting Managing Director of AEDC...
The management of the Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC) has introduced new initiatives to enhance its operational capabilities for effective service delivery. The Acting Managing Director of the company, Mr Victor Ojelabi, said this on Wednesday while speaking with newsmen in Abuja. Ojelabi attributed the new initiatives to...
By JOY ADARA, Abuja – The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has said the national grid was restored at about 9.57 p.m. on Saturday after a partial collapse. TCN’s General Manager, Public Affairs, Ndidi Mbah in a statement in Abuja on Sunday, said there was a partial disturbance of...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The management team of the Rural Electrification Agency (REA) along with members of the World Bank led by the Acting Managing Director of REA, Abba Aliyu, visited Maiduguri on an inspection tour of the ongoing construction of 12 mega watts Solar Hybrid Power...
Students of the University of Benin (UNIBEN) on Wednesday took to the streets, blocking the ever-busy Benin-Ore Highway to protest weeks of power outage on the campus. The students, who have only two weeks until their first semester examinations, said the situation was severely affecting their...
“Welcome, Sir!” chorused the small gathering of guys seated at the door of the Barber’s shop, as I stopped in front of Ade’s salon. He is my regular barber. At his shop, I maintain this Saturday ritual in preparation for Sunday church service and the coming week. “Come in!...
Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company (IBEDC) has apologised to customers over the state of power supply in Lalupon environs due to a collapsed bridge in the area. The Coordinating Head, Corporate Services, Mrs Angela Olanrewaju, at a news conference on Tuesday, in Ibadan, said that the collapsed bridge damaged...
The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has announced the approval of N21 billion for 11 electricity Distribution Companies (DisCos) to provide meters for customers. This announcement was made in NERC’s ORDER NO: NERC/2024/072 on The Operationalisation of “Tranche A” of the Presidential Metering Initiative Under the Framework of...
The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has said the Jos-Gombe 330 Kilo Volt (kV) Single Circuit Transmission line has been restored. TCN said bulk supply was restored through the line on Tuesday at 9:37 pm. TCN’s General Manager, Public Affairs, Mrs Ndidi Mbah, said this in a statement...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Government has taken a spiritual approach regarding the frequent destruction of electricity towers along the Maiduguri-Damaturu Road Governor Babagana Zulum’ has directed the involvement of Quranic and other spiritual rituals against those engaging in the vandalism of electricity towers along the...
The Power Generation Companies (GenCos), have appealed to the Federal Government and key stakeholders to settle electricity debts owned them for electricity generation to enable them remain in business. Retired Col. Sani Bello, the Board Chairman, Power Generation Companies said this in a statement in Abuja on Sunday....
By JOY ADARA, Abuja – The Transmission Company of Nigeria( (TCN), has said its tower T290, one of the four new towers erected by its contractors along the Jos – Gombe 330 Kilo Volt (kV} transmission line, collapsed during the cable stringing process. TCN’S General Manager, Public Affairs, Mrs...
By DANJUMA JOSEPH, Lafia – There was wild jubilation in Ningo Sambe, a community in Akwanga Local Government Area of Nasarawa State as electricity was restored after many months of blackout. The community had been without electricity following the vandalization of its transformer by yet-to-be identified vandals. The...
Abia State Governor, Alex Otti has said the state government has entered into negotiations with the Enugu Electricity Distribution Company to secure 80 megawatts of power for Umuahia. Otti said this during an interdenominational thanksgiving service organised by the government to celebrate the governor’s one year in office...
The Federal Government has said it plans to provide energy access to 95 million Nigerians who are currently underserved through Distributed Energy Resources (DRE). The Minister of Power, Mr Adebayo Adelabu, said this in Abuja on Friday at the Ministerial briefing on the performance of President Bola Tinubu...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has reassured the North East Governors Forum (NEGF), that it is doing everything possible to restore power supply to the region by May 27. TCN General Manager, Public Affairs, Mrs Ndidi Mbah, said this in a statement in...