By JOY ADARA, Abuja – Worried by deteriorating electricity supply across the country, Minister of Power, Chief Adebayo Adelabu has summoned the Chief Executives of Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC) and Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company (IBEDC) over the worsening power supply in their regions. The minister also summoned...
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By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has said its 330kV Gwagwalada-Katampe Transmission line has been destroyed by vandals. TCN’s General Manager, Public Affairs, Mrs Ndidi Mbah, disclosed this in a statement issued in Abuja on Wednesday. According to her, ”Bulk power supply flexibility and...
By JOY ADARA, Abuja – Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke has commended the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) for completing many abandoned transmission project across the country, describing the TCN as the heartbeat of the Nigerian electricity system. The Governor was at the TCN headquarters to follow up...
By EMMANUEL KUJE, Abuja – The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has confirmed the destruction of three of its towers on Maiduguri – Damaturu Transmission Line by suspected Boko Haram terrorists using explosives. The General Manager, Public Affairs, TCN, Mrs Ndidi Mbah, confirmed the development in a statement...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Damaturu – The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has awarded contract for the construction of two 330KVA power towers in Yobe to end blackout in the state. The Secretary to the Yobe State Government (SSG), Alhaji Baba Wali, disclosed this in a statement issued in...
The Federal Government on Tuesday said it plans to restructure the Transmission Company of Nigeria(TCN) to align with the Electricity Act 2023 and the industry demands. Minister of Power, Mr Adebayo Adelabu said this in Abuja at the Ministerial Retreat on the Integrated National Electricity Policy and Strategic...
By JOY ADARA, Abuja – The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has restored the national grid after it collapsed at about 1.49 p. m. on Tuesday. The General Manager Public Affairs of TCN, Mrs Ndidi Mbah said this in a statement in Abuja on Monday. Mbah said...
The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) currently has capacity to transmit 8,100mw of the about 13,000mw of electricity generated. “We are supposed to be able to transmit about 15,000mw, but we are unable to meet this capacity due to weak and ageing infrastructure. “Some of the infrastructure were...
The Transmission Company of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday said it has completed over 80 per cent of the power project under the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) N123 billon intervention in power sector. The Programme Manager, TCN, Lagos Mr Matthew Ajibade, disclosed this during the inspection of different...
The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has said it is ready to supply Niger Republic back with electricity whenever Nigeria lifts the ban on the country. The General Manager Transmission, Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN), Kaduna Region, Mr Ganiyu Aliyu, stated while briefing journalists in Kaduna on...
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 House of Representatives Public Accounts Committee has summoned the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and 11 Electricity Distribution Companies (DISCOs) in connection with alleged mismanagement of the US$321 million and N18.2 billion loans. The loans were designated for accelerated transmission and distribution interface, lines, and substation projects....
Kebbi State Government has engaged the services of hunters to guard transformers and other power installations against vandalism in Birni Kebbi. Special Adviser to the Governor on Political Affairs and Power, Alhaji Kabiru Sani-Giant, made the disclosure in Birni-Kebbi on Monday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)...
Ghana may soon be exporting electricity to its neighbour, Nigeria, according to latest reports. Mr. Hanson Monney, the Head of the Generation and Transmission Unit at the Ghanaian Ministry of Energy, emphasised that via effective policy development and implementation, Ghana has already attained an impressive 80% to...
The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has restored bulk power supply to Sokoto State by 6 p.m on Saturday (Sept. 15), an official has confirmed. Mr Ndidi Mbah, the General Manager (GM), Public Affairs, said this in a statement made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)...
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. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that one 90MVA (330KV/132KV) and 60MVA (132KV/33KV) transformers damaged as a result of the...
Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC), Kogi Regional office has said that over N22 billion worth of energy is being owed electricity consumers in the state. The Regional Manager, AEDC, Mr Danladi Baba, disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Saturday in Lokoja. According...
The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) says it will reconnect the three Distribution Companies earlier disconnected from the national grid for non compliance with market rules. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that Kano DisCo, Kaduna Electric and APLE Electric were disconnected by the TCN, a situation which left...
Power supply holds the key to industrial and economic growth. It is the engine room for both the large, medium and small scale manufacturing. It can unlock the entrepreneurial ingenuity of the artisan. It is against this background that over the years, the Federal Government has taken steps to...