The Minister of Defence, Alhaji Mohammed Badaru, has directed the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Gen. Christopher Musa, to ensure adequate security for the repairs of affected electricity towers in the country. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalled that the grid collapse had resulted in widespread power outages...
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Minister of Power, Mr Adebayo Adelabu, has said the Federal Government would soon establish super electricity grid as backup to the national grid that is experiencing incessant collapse. Adelabu said this while briefing State House correspondents after a meeting with President Bola Tinubu on Monday at the Presidential Villa,...
Power experts have attributed frequent power grid collapses in Nigeria to inadequate investment in modernising and upgrading infrastructure. They said this in seperate interviews with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Lagos. The experts also emphasised the urgent need for substantial financial commitment to the sector....
Electricity consumers in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), have called for the sack of personnel in charge of the National Grid following the collapse on Saturday morning. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalls that the grid had collapsed on Monday and power was only restored on Tuesday. The...
The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN), says the national grid has been restored after experiencing temporary disturbance at about 8:15 a. m. on Saturday. Mrs Ndidi Mbah, TCN’S General Manager, Public Affairs said this in a statement in Abuja on Saturday. Mbah said that TCN engineers at Jebba successfully...
The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has announced that efforts to fully recover the national grid are almost complete following a partial disturbance on Monday. The disturbance occurred at approximately 6:48 p.m., prompting immediate recovery efforts. Mrs Ndidi Mbah, TCN’s General Manager of Public Affairs, in a statement on...
The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN), says it plans to procure a spinning reserve to maintain the national grid frequency within specified limits. The Managing Director of TCN, Mr Sule Abdulaziz said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja on Sunday. He said...
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...
The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has commenced the implementation of the Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) systems to enable real-time monitoring and control of power grid. The Managing Director of TCN, Mr Sule Abdulaziz, said this when members of the House of Representatives Committee on Power went...
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...
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...
The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) says the “labour union has shut down” the national grid, resulting in a blackout nationwide. The national grid shut down occured at about 2.19 am on 3rd June 2024. Recall that a last minute attempt by National Assembly leadership to stop the protest...
FG announces addition of 625MW to national grid The Federal Government has announced the addition of 625MW of power to the national grid, increasing the grid’s wheeling capacity to 4800MW. Special Adviser, Strategic Communications to the Minister of Power, Mr Bolaji Tunji, said this in a statement in Abuja...
By JOY ADARA, Abuja – The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has fully restored the national grid after Monday’s fire incident at the Afam power generating station in Rivers State. This is contained in a statement issued on Monday in Abuja by the TCN’s General Manager, Public Affairs, Mrs...
The Enugu Electricity Distribution Company (EEDC) says that another system collapse have led to loss of electricity supply in South-East on Monday. The Head, Corporate Communications of EEDC, Mr Emeka Ezeh, said in a statement in Enugu that the collapse occurred at 2:41 a.m on Monday. The News...
The Nigeria Delta Development Commission (NDDC) is set to inaugurate a 132/33KV electricity substation in Ode-Erinje in Okitipupa in order to end the 15 years of blackout in Ondo South Senatorial District. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the over 2,000 communities in the five...
By EMMANUEL KUJE, Abuja- The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has said the national grid has been restored after a system disturbance, which occured on Thursday. The company said that the disturbance occurred at 4:28 p.m on Thursday with full recovery of the grid achieved by 10:00 p.m. same...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has said the national grid is intact and supplying electricity to distribution load centres nationwide. Mrs Ndidi Mbah, TCN’S General Manager Public Affairs, made this known in a statement in Abuja on Tuesday. Mbah said that...
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) says the Gwagwalada Independent Power Plant (GIPP) project is a giant step toward achieving its gas and power mandate to add five Gigawatts into the National power generation by 2024 Malam Mele Kyari, Group CEO, NNPC Ltd., made this known on Friday...
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) says the Maiduguri Emergency Power Plant (MEPP) project is a giant step towards achieving its gas and power mandate to add 50MW into the national grid generation. Malam Mele Kyari, Group Chief Executive Officer (GCEO), NNPCL, made this known on Thursday during...