THE Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) says a fire incident that occured on Wednesday evening has affected one of its […]
RTag: Transmission Company of Nigeria
Still on the Lessons FG Power Firms Need to Learn
By Engr Abba Musa Mohammed ONE of the most important lessons from the Transmission Company of Nigeria’s unfortunate disconnection of […]
Vandals destroy 9 TCN towers in Abeokuta – Official
THE Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) said nine towers located in the Obafemi Owode area of Abeokuta, Ogun State, collapsed […]
TCN Fails to reconnect Aba Power after collecting N120m
THE expectations of individuals and organisations in Abia State that the Market Operating unit of the Transmission Company of Nigeria […]
Nationwide blackout looms as generation falls below 4,000mw
POWER generation to the national grid dipped below the 4,000 megawatts mark over the weekend leaving customers across the country […]
TCN plunges Abia into indefinite blackout
MOST of Abia State has since this morning been thrown into unprecedented and indefinite darkness by the market operator, an […]
FG okays contracts for Transmission Company of Nigeria
THE Federal Executive Council (FEC) approved the procurement, design, installation and construction contracts and projects for the Transmission Company of […]
FG completes 105 power projects in 7 years – Minister
THE Federal Government said a total of 105 Power Transformer projects were completed between 2015 to 2022, adding a capacity […]
FG develops renewable energy policy to add 30,000MW of electricity
THE Federal Government said it had developed a National Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Policy with accompanying Vision 30:30:30 to […]
TCN to carry out preventive maintenance in Katampe substation – AEDC
TRANSMISSION Company of Nigeria (TCN) will be embarking on preventive maintenance on its 60-Mega Volt Amperes (MVA) 132/33 Kilo Volt […]
TCN energises 2X60MVA, 132/33KV Gwarinpa Transmission Substation -official
THE Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) says it has energised the new 2X60 Mega Volt Ampree (MVA) 132/33 (Kilo Volt […]
TCN to deploy software to check grid collapse
TRANSMISSION Company of Nigeria (TCN) says it will acquire a Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) to check frequent grid […]
FG to increase TCN wheeling capacity by 1000 Megawatts -Minister
THE Minister of Power, Mr Abubakar Aliyu, says the Federal Government plans to increase the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) […]
TCN achieving reforms to boost power supply – MD
THE Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN), says the company is vigorously achieving its 5- point agenda for the current year […]
Rep blames reoccurring National Grid collapse on TCN obsolete equipment
REP. Magaji Da’u, the Chairman of House Committee on Power, has blamed reoccurring National Grid collapse on obselet infrastructure inherited […]
FG to add 817MWs to national grid to boost power supply –TCN
THE Federal Government says plans are ongoing to add additional 817 Megawatts (MWs) of electricity to the national grid to […]
TCN restores national grid after partial collapse – Official
THE Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) says it has restored the national grid after it’s partial collapse on Monday. Mrs […]
TCN appeals to union to suspend planned strike
THE Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has appealed to the electricity workers to suspend their proposed strike billed to begin […]
TCN restores bulk power to all 330 KVA across grid
THE Transmission Company of Nigeria, TCN, has restored bulk power to all the 330 Kilo Volt, kV, Transmission Stations across […]
TCN to upgrade Anyigba transmission sub-station to 330/132kv
THE Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) on Friday announced that it had perfected plans to upgrade the Anyigba 132/33kv …
Nigeria ranks second worst electricity supply nation
NIGERIA has been ranked as the second worst nation in power supply as power drops to 3,851 megawatts, MW …
TCN borrows N383bn to raise Transmission Capacity
THE Transmission Company of Nigeria, TCN, has secured $1.064 million loan under the …
National Electricity Grid Collapses –TCN
NIGERIA’s electricity grid has recorded a total system collapse, the Transmission Company …
TCN appoints Focal Persons to Interface with Discos
IN its bid to ensure smooth distribution of electricity to
Kaduna Electric dismisses Load Rejection Claim
THE Kaduna Electric has described as “factually incorrect”, the media report attributed to …
Poor Electricity Supply may Persist as Discos Reject 1000mw Daily
IT may take a longer time for the country to overcome its electricity supply challenges as …
World Bank, AFDB, Others support TCN with $1.6bn
THE Transmission Company of Nigeria, TCN, has secured about $1.55 billion from five …………
Power Generation Drops by 2,841mw in One Week – TCN
THE Transmission Company of Nigeria wheeled out 22,978 megawatts of electricity …
Manitoba’s Contract To Manage TCN Extended
The federal government has extended Manitoba’s contract to manage the Transmission Company of Nigeria for one year …
FG Urged Not to Takeover Transmission Company of Nigeria
Barth Nnaji, former minister of power, is against the federal government taking over the Transmission Company of Nigeria from Manitoba, a Canadian firm whose contract expires in July …
Remittances by DISCOs to FG Drop
The Nigerian Bulk Electricity Trading says that remittances will be affected by drop in power generation …
Katsina Wind Farm to Generate 10mw of Power
THE federal government will soon commission Nigeria’s first ever wind farm in Katsina State. The wind farm will generate 10 megawatts, MW, of electricity when completed. Godknows Igali, permanent secretary, ministry of power, in a statement, said that the 10MW Katsina wind farm has …
TCN Wants Upward Review of Tariff
The Transmission Company of Nigeria is asking the federal government to review upward its tariffs to enable it remain in business and serve the country better …
Discos to Fix Electricity Tariffs
Power firms are now to fix the tariff for electricity in consultation with the consumers while the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission gives the final approval …
Payment on Fuel Subsidy Increases
THE federal government has said that the amount payable to oil marketers as subsidy on petrol has risen by more than 1,142 percent in the past seven weeks. The information obtained from the Petroleum Products Pricing Regulatory Agency, PPPRA, website showed that the amount payable as subsidy on …
Power Supply Worsens
Power supply situation in the country is worsening in Lagos, despite the promises by the federal government to improve the situation …