Abia no longer affected by national grid collapse — Gov Otti
Otti explained that his administration has begun converting waste materials into biogas, which is then used to generate electricity for residents.
Electricity Commission to hold public hearing on frequent grid collapses
“Date and venue would shortly be announced in the national dailies and stakeholders are encouraged to participate”
Blackout: TCN blames ‘temporary disturbance’, as national grid begins recovery
The power grid had collapsed again, the third time in the past seven days, and the eighth in total this year
National grid collapses second time in 24 hours
Electricity distribution companies, DisCos, have announced another national grid collapse. It’s the second in 24 hours
Strike: Nigerians react to national grid shutdown
As organised labour and workers anxiously await an update on the minimum wage struggle, reactions have continued to trail the shutdown of the national grid by the unions during the two-day nationwide strike.
Group decries drop in national grid, calls for immediate action
By Ezra Ukanwa, Abuja Non-Governmental actors and Civil Society Activists, under the auspices of Citizens Right and Empowerment Advocacy Initiative, have decried the epileptic electricity supply across Nigeria. The group, however, called on the Federal Government, to as a matter of urgency address the continuous drop in national grid and the root cause of poor […]
Rep blames reoccurring National Grid collapse on TCN obsolete equipment
Rep. Magaji Da’u, the Chairman of the House Committee on Power, has blamed reoccurring National Grid collapse on obsolete infrastructure inherited by the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN).
Restoration of national grid after collapse almost ready — TCN
The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) on Thursday said restoration of the national grid was almost completed following its collapse on Wednesday.
NBET seals deal to boost grid supply by 40MW
By Obas Esiedesa, Abuja The Nigerian Bulk Electricity Trading Plc. (NBET) yesterday moved to secure an additional 40 Megawatts of power from Mabon Hydro to boost national grid supply. NBET in a statement by the Head Corporate Communications, Ms. Henrietta Ighomrore said a meeting to pave way for the signing of a Power Purchase Agreement […]
National grid collapses thrice in 5 months, 130 times in 8 yrs — Investigation
There are indications that the power sector may have experienced three system collapses in five months (between January and May, 2021), against two recorded in the corresponding period of 2020. Outages/grid collapses occur when there are system disturbances along the transmission grid. Such disturbances could include a massive drop of load from a sub-station that […]
TCN confirms collapsed of national grid
By Chris Ochayi The Transmission Company of Nigeria, TCN, has confirmed that the national grid collapsed at 11:25am, which thrown the entire country into darkness on Sunday. The company’s General Manager, Public Affairs, Mrs. Ndidi Mba, while concerning the development via a statement in Abuja, said the nation’s electricity grid suffered multiple trippings, that resulted […]
UPDATED: Households, businesses experience setback in Lagos, Kaduna, others as the national grid collapses
By Udeme Akpan The activities of households and businesses were stalled in Lagos, Kaduna, and other towns, yesterday, following a major system collapse, which culminated in a nationwide blackout. An investigation by Vanguard showed that the households and various businesses resorted to the generation of their independent power at a higher cost. Losses In a […]
Breaking: Total blackout in Lagos, Kaduna, others as national grid collapses
By Nwafor Sunday The outage Nigerians are experiencing is due to a system collapse on the National Grid, Eko Electricity Distribution Company, EKEDP, said on Sunday. The power distribution company announced this on its twitter handle, noting that it is working with TCN to restore the light. Lagos, Kaduna and other states have experienced total […]
Power grid records peak of 5,420.30MW
By Chris Ochayi The nation’s power sector has achieved an all-time national peak of 5,420.30MW, which was effectively transmitted through the national grid at a frequency of 50.10Hz at 9:15pm, August 18th, 2020. The GM (Public Affairs) at the Transmission Company of Nigeria, TCN, Ndidi Mbah, explained via a statement issued in Abuja that, “This […]
National grid collapse plunges generation to 2,983MW
By Chris Ochayi, Abuja The national electricity grid system suffered collapse early Wednesday, but was restored shortly by the Transmission Company of Nigeria, TCN, leaving power generation at 2,900 megawatts afterwards. The TCN, which confirmed the system disturbance, in a statement Wednesday in Abuja noted the incident occurred at 1 am but could not immediately […]
BEDC urged to connect Custodial Centre to national grid
By Jimitota Onoyume,Warri Delta State Chief Judge , Justice Marshal Umukoro has urged Benin Electricity Distribution Company, BEDC to connect Ogwashi-Uku Custodial Centre of the Nigerian Correctional Services in Aniocha-South local government area to the national grid . Making the appeal in Ogwashi-Uku at the end of the Judge’s Delivery visit round the five Custodial […]
