By EMMANUEL KUJE, Abuja– The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has said it successfully restored full bulk power supply to Katampe- Central Area, Abuja 132/33 Kilo Volt (KV)lines 1&2 on Thursday. TCN’S General Manager, Public Affairs, Mrs Ndidi Mbah, said this in a statement in Abuja on Friday. Mbah...
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By JOY ADARA, Abuja– The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN), has said no system collapse has been recorded this year but line tripping. The company said this in a statement on its X handle in Abuja on Saturday. It said ”TCN management will like to reiterate that there has...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has announced the restoration of the Omotosho-Ikeja West Transmission line after it tripped on Wednesday. The company’s General Manager for Public Affairs, Mrs Ndidi Mbah, confirmed in a statement on Wednesday that the line had been successfully restored...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) said it is currently carrying out restoration work on a vandalized underground transmission line located near the Millennium Park in Abuja. The Company’s General Manager, Public Affairs, Mrs Ndidi Mbah, disclosed this in a statement in Abuja on...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) on Thursday said its tower T195 along the Ugwuaji – Makurdi 330 Kilo Volt (kV) transmission line was vandalised on Saturday. TCN’s General Manager, Public Affairs, Mrs Ndidi Mbah, said in a statement in Abuja, that the vandalism...
By EMMANUEL KUJE, Abuja – The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has announced the restoration of full bulk power to its 132/33 Kilo Volt (KV) Apo transmission substation in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). The company’s General Manager, Public Affairs, Mrs Ndidi Mbah, who disclosed this on Friday Vai...
By JOY ADARA , Abuja – The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has said more than 18 transmission towers were vandalised between Jan 9 and Jan 14 across Rivers, Abia, and Kano states. General Manager, Public Affairs, TCN, Mrs Ndidi Mbah, said this in a statement in Abuja on...
By EMMANUEL KUJE, Abuja – The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) says vandals have again vandalised its 132 Kilo Volt (KV) transmission line and underground cables in Abuja. The company’s General Manager, Public Affairs, Mrs Ndidi Mbah, said in a statement on Friday that the incident resulted in power...
The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has denied reports of a national grid collapse on Saturday, calling the claims inaccurate. TCN’s General Manager of Public Affairs, Mrs Ndidi Mbah, made the clarification in a statement issued in Abuja on Saturday. Mbah explained that earlier on Saturday, at approximately 1:41...
Electricity Consumers in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) have decried the planned power interruption, while appealing to relevant authorities to hasten relocation process. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), reports that the Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC) had announced an impending power interruption in parts of its franchise areas...
The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has announced the rationing of power supply for Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC)’s customers in parts of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) between Jan. 6 and Jan. 20. TCN’S General Manager, Public Affairs, Mrs Ndidi Mbah, made the announcement in a statement in...
By EMMANUEL KUJE, Abuja – The Transmission Company of Nigeria has notified residents of the Federal Capital Territory about impending blackouts in some areas. The General Manager, Public Affairs, Ndidi Mbah, said in a statement on Saturday that the company’s engineers would conduct planned maintenance exercises at two transmission...
The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN), Port Harcourt Region, has announced the restoration of electricity to most parts of Bayelsa following a four-month blackout. The region covers Abia, Akwa Ibom, Bayelsa, Cross River, Imo, and Rivers states. The General Manager of TCN’s Port Harcourt Region, Emmanuel Anyaegbulem, made this...
By EMMANUEL KUJE, Abuja – Managing Director of Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN), Mr Sule Abdulaziz, the Federal Government has spent about N8.8 billion to repair vandalised transmission towers across the country. The Special Adviser on Strategic Communication and Media Relations to the Minister of Power, Bolaji Tunji, announced...
By EMMANUEL KUJE, Abuja – The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has said vandals have again disrupted repair work of its Ahoada-Yenagoa 132 Kilo Volt (kV) line, which is currently under repair due to previous vandalism. The company’s General Manager, Public Affairs, Ndidi Mbah, disclosed this in a statement...
The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN), said it has successfully energised the Ugwuaji – Apir 330 Kilo Volt (kV) transmission Line. TCN’S General Manager Public Affairs, Mrs Ndidi Mbah, said this in a statement in Abuja on Thursday.. Mbah said that TCN completed the repairs and stringing of the...
Vandals have continued to destroyed electricity towers and infrastructure in parts of the country throwing Nigerians in total or partial blackout. As expected, their activities have become a major source of worry for stakeholders in the power sector. The infrastructure affected include transmission lines, towers substations, generation and distribution...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has said the sudden rise in frequency from 50.33Hz to 51.44Hz is responsible for the latest National grid collapse on Thursday. The Company’s General Manager, Public Affairs, Ndidi Mbah, said in a statement on Thursday that disturbances at...
The national grid has collapsed for the second time in three days, throwing millions of households across the country into blackout. More to follow…
The Minister of Power, Mr Adebayo Adelabu, has attributed frequent grid collapses to vandalism and lack of maintenance in the past. Adelabu, receiving the report of the committee set up to address grid collapses in Abuja on Wednesday, stressed that most 2024 incidents resulted from vandalism and theft of...