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Nigeria’s power grid, operated from Osogbo in Osun State, collapsed in the early hours of yesterday, throwing the country into nationwide darkness amid ongoing furore over the hike in electricity tariff for premium consumers.
15 Apr
The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has said the collapsed national electricity grid is now fully restored. Spokesperson for TCN, Ndidi Mbah, disclosed this in a statement Monday afternoon. On Monday, the country's electricity grid collapsed yet again, which led to generation dropping to 64.70 megawatts. The latest collapse happened just less than a month…
15 Apr
Nigeria's electricity grid, operated from Osogbo in Osun State collapsed in the hour of today throwing the country into darkness amidst the increase in electricity tariff that pushed band A end-user rate to 225 kilowatt per hour (KWh). The grid went down at about 2:41 am and shut out all feeders supplying the nation's eleven…
1 Apr
The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) says it remains committed to managing the grid and ensuring its stability amidst ongoing challenges.
1 Apr
Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN), yesterday, blamed the low generation capacity in the country on recurring national grid collapses.
26 Mar
The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has kept mum over allegations of insider threats and collusions in the routine vandalisation of the country’s electricity transmission network, which has in two years cost N12.8 billion to fix.
17 Mar
The Minster of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, has assured Nigerians that the ministry would do all it could to ensure that electricity distribution companies (DisCos) step up their games through massive investment, noting, “if that fails, it will resort to legal backing.”
15 Mar
The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN), says it has inaugurated a new 100 Mega Volt Ampree (MVA) power transformer at its Dan Agundi Transmission Substation in Kano State.
11 Mar
The Management of Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company (IBEDC) has lamented vandalism and theft of electricity infrastructure in its franchise areas.
7 Mar
Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, has called for a meeting with Electricity Distribution Companies (Discos) in an effort to find lasting solutions to the erratic power supply in Nigeria.
28 Feb
The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has suffered another attack on its Owerri/Ahoada 132kV Towers 145 to 149 and 201 to 218 located at Elele, Ikwere Local Government Area of Rivers State by vandals. A spokesperson for TCN, Ndidi Mbah, in a statement, said the incident took place on 15th February 2024. Mbah stated that…
12 Feb
That power outage at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos, on February 2, 2024 may have outraged travellers who were unfortunate to witness the blackout, to which the Minister of Aviation, Festus Keyamo, issued usual threat tosack managers of the facility should such embarrassment occur again.
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