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Electricity
Nnaji proffers comprehensive solutions to end power system collapses
Frequent power system collapses in the country need a multifaceted approach, says Prof. Barth Nnaji, former Minister of Power. He said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Lagos. Nnaji highlighted the need for sufficient spinning reserves and the full implementation of the Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) system to stabilise the…
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Electricity
TCN denies national grid collapse, clarifies Saturday power outage
The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has denied reports of a national grid collapse on Saturday, calling the claims inaccurate. TCN’s General Manager of Public Affairs, Mrs. Ndidi Mbah, made the clarification in a statement issued in Abuja on Saturday. Mbah explained that earlier on Saturday, at approximately 1:41 p.m., the Osogbo-Ihovour line tripped, followed by the tripping of the…
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economy
TCN has capacity to transmit 6,000MW of electricity –MD
The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN), says it has capacity to transmit 6,000 MWS of electricity to distribution load centres nationwide. Mr Sule Abdulaziz, the Managing Director of TCN said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja on Sunday. Abdulaziz said that in the last three years, TCN had upgraded several sub-stations. He said…
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Featured
TCN upgrades facilities to improve power supply in Benin region-GM
The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) says it has embarked on upgrade of its facilities in the Benin Region that would lead to more than 100 per cent improvement in power transmission capacity. Mr Isaac Okpe, the General Manager in the region, disclosed this on Thursday in Benin during an interaction with journalists. Okpe said the company had invested heavily…
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Featured
TCN seeks support to tackle vandalism, illegal structures
The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has urged stakeholders to collaborate in curbing the persistent vandalism and illegal encroachments within the transmission ‘Right of Way’. The General Manager of TCN’s Kaduna Region, Mr Ganiyu Aliyu, represented by the Assistant General Manager of Technical Services, Mr Abubakar Usman, made this call during a town hall meeting organized at Jaji, Igabi Local…
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economy
TCN commences implementation of SCADA to monitor grid-MD
The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN), says it has commenced the implementation of the Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) systems to enable real-time monitoring and control of power grid. Mr Sule Abdulaziz, the Managing Director of TCN, said this when members of the House of Representatives Committee on Power went on an oversight function to the company on Monday…
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economy
Police apprehends suspected vandals with stolen tower items – TCN
The Transmission Company of Nigeria(TCN) says the Nigeria Police has apprehended vandals in a blue pick-up van loaded with tower members and cables. Mrs Ndidi Mbah, TCN’S General Manager, Public Affairs, disclosed this in a statement on Thursday in Abuja. Mbah said that the items were allegedly stolen from transmission towers along the Damboa/Maiduguri 132 Kilo Volt line on August…
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economy
Truck accident: TCN engages contractor to repair knocked down tower
The Transmission Company of Nigeria(TCN) has engaged a contractor for the reconstruction of its tower located in Gunduwawa Village in Kano State, which was knocked down by a truck. Mrs Ndidi Mbah, TCN General Manager Public Affairs in statement in Abuja on Monday said that electricity supply infrastructure in North-west Nigeria was disrupted a truck hit one the towers in the…
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economy
National grid fully restored after partial collapse -TCN
The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) says national grid was restored at about 9.57 p.m. on Saturday after a partial collapse. TCN’s General Manager, Public Affairs, Ndidi Mbah in a statement in Abuja on Sunday, said there was a partial disturbance of the grid at about 3.09 p.m. on Saturday. She stated that operators commenced restoration efforts immediately after the…
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economy
TCN plans emergency repairs of vandalised tower along Jos-Gombe line
The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) says its engineers will undertake the emergency repairs of a vandalised tower along the Jos-Gombe 330KV transmission line. This is contained in a statement on its website signed by Ndidi Mbah, TCN’S General Manager, Public Affairs. Mbah said that the reinforcement would take place between 11 a.m. and 6p.m. She explained that the seven…
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Featured
TCN suspends planned power outage in Ondo, Ekiti- BEDC
The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has suspended the planned power outage on Osogbo/Akure and Ado-Ekiti 132KV lines. The outage was earlier scheduled for two months according to the BEDC Electricity Plc (BEDC) Evelyn Gbiwen, Head, Branding and Corporate Communications, BEDC, who said this in a statement on Tuesday in Benin, said that the suspension is till further notice. “We…
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economy
North-East – TCN completes reconstruction of 4 vandalised towers
The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN), says it has completed the rehabilitation and re-stringing of the four vandalised towers along the Jos–Gombe 330 Kilo Volt (kV) transmission line. Mrs Ndidi Mbah, TCN’s General Manager, Public Affairs in a statement in Abuja on Tuesday, said that the towers supplied bulk power to substations in the North- East. Mbah said that the…
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economy
Blackout-Labour unions shutdown national grid -TCN
The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN), says that the Labour Unions have shut down the national grid, resulting in black out nationwide. Mrs Ndi Mbah, TCN’S General Public Affairs Manager, said this in a statement in Abuha on Monday. Mbah said that the national grid shut down occured at about 2.19 a. m this morning. She said at about 1:15…
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economy
Upgrade of transmission infrastructure will check frequent grid collapse -expert
An expert in the power sector, Mr. Kunle Olubiyo, says the upgrade of transmission infrastructure will help check the frequent grid collapses in the country. Olubiyo, who is also the President of the Nigerian Consumer Protection Network, said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja on Friday. He said that most of the transmission…
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Metro
Wike impressed with quality, pace of ongoing road constructions in Kuje
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr. Nyesom Wike, has expressed satisfaction with the quality and pace of work on the ongoing road construction in Kuje Area Council of the territory. Wike stated this after he inspected the road projects in Abuja on Wednesday. The roads include the six-lane dual carriageway from Airport Expressway to Kuje Junction and…
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Politics
Senate investigates delay in distribution of 100 megawatts of electricity in Delta
The Senate has mandated its Committee on Power to investigate the delay in the distribution of 100 megawatts of electricity to communities in Delta North. This followed the adoption of a motion titled “Need to Address the Unexplained Delay in Electricity Step-Down of Okpai Independent Power Plant,” sponsored by Sen.Ned Nwoko (PDP-Delta) at Thursday’s plenary. Presenting the motion, Nwoko said…
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economy
Minister summons DisCos, TCN over worsening power situation
Minister of Power, Mr. Adebayo Adelabu, has summoned the chief executive officers of two electricity distribution companies (DisCos) to a meeting to be held in the coming week over worsening supply situations in their regions. Those invited to the meeting are the chief executive officers of Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC) and Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company (IBDC). Also summoned to…
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