TCN: FG presents letters to MD/CEO, other directors
Barely three weeks after their verbal appointments, the Federal Government, yesterday, issued appointment letters to the new Managing Director/CEO, Transmission Company of Nigeria, TCN, Engr. Sule Ahmed Abdulaziz and other directors of the company.
Power Supply: Gov Sule tackles NIPP, BPE, others on sustainable energy
By David Odama – Lafia Governor Abdullahi Sule of Nasarawa State has blamed industrial and economic development of the country on near absence of power supply and challenged the authorities concerned to develop synergy to take the nation out of the inadequate power supply. Governor Sule coming from the business sector and understanding the critical […]
Electricity: Insurgents responsible for Maiduguri blackout — TCN
The Transmission Company of Nigeria has said that Maiduguri and its environs have been cut off from the National Grid since January 17, 2020, due to damages to TCN’s equipment by insurgents.
Blackout as TCN suffers first system collapse in 2020
THE nation was yesterday thrown into darkness as the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) suffered the first major system collapse, resulting from poor and obsolete infrastructure.
Efforts ongoing to restore power to Kakuri substation — TCN
The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) says its engineers are working assiduously to restore supply to the three feeders affected by fire incident at Kakuri substation in Kaduna. The TCN’s General Manager, Public Affairs, Mrs Ndudi Mbah, made this known in a statement issued in Abuja on Wednesday. Mbah said that a fault involving an underground cable connecting 60MVA 132/33 Kilo […]
Nigeria, cheapest place to generate electricity in W’Africa – TCN
Managing Director of the Transmission Company of Nigeria, TCN, Mr. Usman Mohammed, weekend stated that Nigeria was currently the cheapest country for the generation of electricity in West Africa
Power supply drops to 753MW from 4,008MW
…As TCN struggles to restore supply after blackout By Udeme Akpan Power supply has dropped from 4,008 megawatts (MW) to 753MW, indicating a loss of 3,255MW, as the Transition Company of Nigeria, TCN, struggles to ‘synchronise’ the system after the nationwide blackout, occasioned by the strike of the National Union of Electricity Employees, NUEE. The […]
BREAKING: TCN begins maintenance, promises to restore power nationwide
By Udeme Akpan Barely a few minutes after the suspension of strike by the National Union of Electricity Employees, NUEE, the Transmission Company of Nigeria, TCN, has intensified efforts, targeted at completing maintenance and restoring power supply to consumers nationwide. READ ALSO: Electricity workers suspend strike The managing director, TCN, Mr. Usman Mohammed, did not […]
Electricity: Abuja to experience total blackout Saturday
By Prince Okafor The Transmission Company of Nigeria, TCN, has disclosed that some part of Abuja will experience total power outage tomorrow. The outage which will last for four hours, according to the company is targeted towards carrying out its annual system maintenance. In a statement by the company, it stated that “There will be […]
Electricity: TCN restores supply after 18hours nationwide blackout
By Prince Okafor The Transmission Company of Nigeria, TCN, said it had restored full electricity supply to the national grid 18 hours after partial system collapse. The system collapse which occurred at exactly 11.15 pm on Friday, 8th November 2019, was fully restored at 4:54 pm on the 9th of November, 2019. According to the […]
Power supply restored after partial grid collapse, TCN
By Chris Ochayi Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has said that it had restored full power supply to the national grid at 4:54 pm on the 9th of November, 2019, after the partial system collapse which occurred at 11.15 pm on Friday, 8th November, 2019. The company announced that during the entire period however, the […]
