By BENJAMIN ORISEMEKE, Abuja – The Power Generation Companies (GENCOS), Sunday, alleged that the Nigerian Bulk Electricity Trading (NBET) owed them over N1.644 trillion. According to the GenCos, the debt is the amount for stranded or unutilized power from 2015 till date. The companies in response to the statement...
TCN
By BENJAMIN ORISEMEKE, Abuja – The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has attributed the recent low cumulative power generation nationwide to several factors which include poor gas supply, fault in generating units of generating companies as well as scheduled and unscheduled maintenance. These are some of the major challenges...
The management of Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company (IBEDC) says that the states under its franchise will experience prolonged power outage due to low weekly power allocation to its network by Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN). This is contained in a statement issued by by IBEDC’s Senior Communication Officer, Kikelomo...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Transmission Company of Nigeria(TCN) says it had taken delivery of 15 new power transformers that would improve power supply in the country. TCN’s General Manager, Pubic Affairs, Mrs Ndidi Mbah, who announced this in a statement in Abuja, on Sunday, said the transformers...
Similar to history which according to historians, is an unending dialogue between the present and the past through a continuous process of interaction between the historian and his facts to assist the anxious enquirer improve the present and future based on a clearer understanding of the mistakes and achievements...
Understandably, the major factor, says a report, that daily abbreviates the seriousness with which communication from public officials/offices are taken by the people is that generality of such information often makes the grade of ‘self-undermining’. They are recurrently reputed for encouraging complacency as constituents perceive issues raised by the...
On assuming power, one of the promises made by President Muhammadu Buhari was to improve the power sector to ensure economy stability. Improving access of Nigerians to electricity has since remained a key focus of Buhari’s administration agenda to ensure that Nigerians have access to steady power supply. Minister...
The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) says it has restored power supply to areas affected by early morning explosion, which brought down its five 33KV Towers through the activities of vandals in Isheri area of Lagos. Mr Sule Abdulaziz, the TCN Managing Director, made this known during his visit...
The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) on Sunday said it has commenced the rehabilitation and replacement of old circuit breakers in the nation’s transmission network. Mrs Ndidi Mbah, TCN’s General Manager, Public Affairs, said this in a statement issued in Abuja. According to her, the project is geared towards...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) says it has successfully completed the repair of the faulty portion of one of the 132 KV Katampe–Central Area underground Transmission cables. TCN said that the transmission cables supply bulk electricity to TCN’s Gas Insulated Substation (GIS) in...