GREEN Energy International Limited, operator of the Otakikpo marginal field in Oil Mining Lease, OML, 11, has undertaken a medical outreach in its host communities in Andoni Local Government in Rivers States as part of its critical programme to improve the socio economic well-being of the communities.

The management of Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) on Wednesday, attributed the in adequate power supply in some communities in Lagos to upgrading of its transformers at Ejigbo and Alimosho transmission sub-stations.

The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) said that it has successfully completed the re-construction of a new transmission tower in replacement of the damaged transmission tower No 145, destroyed last month by a trailer that rammed into it, in the Asokoro area of Abuja, FCT.

ABUJA—House of Representatives, yesterday, resolved to set up an adhoc committee to investigate the activities of the Transmission Company of Nigeria, TCN, for the past 10 years.

THE Transmission Company of Nigeria said that it has successfully restored and energised the second 330kV power transmission line 1 from Jebba to Kainji, and the Ajokuta – Gwagwalada 330kV Double Circuit transmission line 11 on Monday, October 2, 2017.

In an effort to resolve and minimize technical challenges, expand the load and promptly attend to Distribution interface issues, the Management of Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN), has appointed Focal Person tointerface with DisCos in order to ensure that the DisCos take more power to the consumers.The Focal Persons were inaugurated recently at the TCN Corporate Headquarters, Abuja.

LANDLORDS and residents of Etete and Evboriaria communities in Oredo Local Government Area of Edo State whose houses are affected by the installation of high tension wires and cables over their buildings by the defunct National Electric Power Authority, NEPA, and the Power Holdings Company of Nigeria, PHCN, have dragged the Nigeria Electricity Liability Management Company Ltd, NELMC; Transmission Company of Nigeria, TCN; and five others to court.

However, it identified Ikeja, Benin and Abuja Discos as the highest performers with 54.7 per cent, 47.9 per cent and 44.4 per cent respectively.

The Transmission Company, TCN, experienced over 15 system collapses (total and partial) in six Months (Between October 2016 and March 2017).

he Transmission Company of Nigeria, TCN, has secured $1.55billion from multilateral donors to revive some projects and expand the grid, its Interim Managing Director, Usman Gur Mohammed has disclosed.

The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has secured about $1.5 billion dollars from donor agencies to finance power transmission projects in Ogun State and other parts of the country.

By Henry Umoru & Chris Ochayi ABUJA—STRONG indications emerged, yesterday, that there might be a face-off between the Senate and the Federal Government over plans by the latter  to secure a loan to the tune of $174 million from the African Development Bank, AfDB. Part of the collateral for the said loan would be the […]

The Transmission Company of Nigeria, TCN, has said the nation’s power generation improved slightly to 3,528.90 megawatts on February 1, from 2,662 megawatts on January 22.

KEY players in the electricity sub-sector, generation companies, GENCOs, distribution companies, DISCOs and Transmission Company of Nigeria, TCN, have continued to trade blames over the worsening electricity supply situation in the country.

Joy Ogaji is the Executive Secretary of Association of Power Generation Companies, APGC. In a chat with Ediri Ejoh, she highlights some of the challenges currently confronting the sector and proffers possible solutions