Tag: Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN)
TCN reports vandalism of tower T347
Mbah said that TCN team that carried out routine inspection along the line route discovered that the tower’s legs had…
Bayelsa, parts of Rivers in darkness as vandals destroy TCN’s towers
The towers, TCN said, collapsed after they were vandalized approximately on 6:23 pm on Tuesday. “This incident has disrupted power…
TCN announces impending power interruption
"The TCN apologises for the inconvenience this may cause, especially given the Yuletide and end-of-the-year festivities."
TCN breaks silence: Why National Grid collapsed
TCN emphasised the need for public understanding as the country navigates these disruptions, which are necessary for long-term improvements in…
National grid fully restored after partial collapse – TCN
“It suddenly removed 313 Megawatts from the grid, causing system instability that led to the loss of bulk supply to…
4 caught while vandalizing TCN transmission towers in Kaduna
The arrest of the suspected vandals was announced in a statement by Mrs Ndidi Mbah, TCN’s General Manager, Public Affairs…
Why Ondo, Ekiti will be in darkness for 2 months – TCN
“Please be informed that the Transmission Company of Nigeria, TCN, is scheduled to carry out critical maintenance work on the…
Unbundling of TCN will improve access to electricity – Experts
“The separation of responsibilities between entities allows for a concentrated focus, with transmission services management predominantly revolving around technological aspects,…
NERC unbundles TCN, establishes new system operator
By Constance Athekame The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC), has unbundled the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) with the establishment…
Tinubu appoints Executive Directors for TCN
Those appointed are: Engr Oluwagbenga E.A. Ajiboye, Executive Director, Transmission Service Provider; Engr Nafisatu Asabe Ali, Executive Director, Independent System…
Updated: TCN says working hard to restore national grid
Mrs Ndidi Mbah, TCN General Manager on Public Affairs said that power supply has been restored to the West, North…
Jubilation as TCN restores power to Sokoto
The company is diligently working to extend the restoration to Kebbi and other areas affected by the unfortunate Birnin Kebbi…
TCN confirms power restored in Alagbon substation
According to her, the operator on duty heard a heavy bang from the switchyard and immediately moved to investigate the…
Why we suspended APLE Electric, Kano, Kaduna DisCos – TCN
According to her, the companies were suspended by the Market Operator (MO) for breach of market rules which governs and…
FG okays contracts for Transmission Company of Nigeria
According to Alhaji Abubakar Aliyu, the Minister of Power, the approvals were to facilitate the operations of the TCN.
FG to increase TCN wheeling capacity by 1000 megawatts
The projects which are six in number were made up of lines and substations, adding that when completed it will…
TCN restores national grid after partial collapse – Official
The national grid experienced partial system disturbance at about 10.51am, as result of sudden drop in system frequency, which created…
JUST IN: Electricity workers suspend strike for 2 weeks
Earlier, the Transmission Company of Nigeria had confirmed that the national grid has been shutdown following the industrial dispute by…
TCN begs electricity workers to suspend planned strike
The workers under the aegis of the National Union of Electricity Employees (NUEE) had on Aug. 15 directed its members…
TCN gives update on collapsed national grid
According to her, the tripping pulled out other grid-connected units in the plant, which resulted in an aggregated generation loss…
TCN commences digitisation of old transmission substations
The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) said it has commenced the digitization of old transmission substations in its network.
Ondo, TCN partner to improve power supply
The TCN boss, whose jurisdiction were Osun, Ondo, parts of Oyo state and Kwara states, called for all round security…
TCN upgrades Kaduna-Jos transmission line
The line would be upgraded from 500 megawatts (MW) energy wheeling capacity to 1500MW, which will be a 200 per…
TCN restores power to national grid
The Transmission Company of Nigeria(TCN) said it restored bulk power to all the 330 Kilo Volt (kV)Transmission Stations across the…
TCN says national power grid back to normal
The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) said the national grid has been fully restored after the system collapse which occurred…
Nigerians mock DISCOs, TCN over blackout
Nigerians on Twitter are posting derisive comments about the electricity distribution companies and Transmission Company of Nigeria, following the collapse…
No hope on power supply in 2020, genset market projected to grow
There is no hope yet in sight to end Nigeria's epileptic power supply as the gen set market is projected…
TCN, states to expand transmission networks
The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN), says it is collaborating with state governments on Right of Way (RoW) to expand…
FG sets aside $1.61bn for 24-hour power supply – TCN
The Managing Director, Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN), Alhaji Usman Gur says the Federal Government in collaboration with international donor…