The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) says it has fully restored the collapsed national electricity grid. The TCN General Manager, Public Affairs, Ndidi Mbah, disclosed this in a statement Sunday. Nigeria’s electricity grid collapsed on Saturday, throwing several cities into darkness. Informing their customers of the collapse, some of the nation’s distribution companies said the … Read more
The Ekiti State Government on Sunday rejected the planned outage of electricity for 23 days out of the two months of July and August by the Benin Electricity Distribution Company (BEDC), saying that it amounts to an unacceptable economic, financial and social price to be paid by the citizens of the state. The BEDC had, … Read more
The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has said that the nation recorded 105 cases of grid collapse from 2015 till date. The TCN General Manager Public Affairs, Ndidi Mbah, disclosed this in a statement posted on the company’s X handle on Wednesday. In recent times, the TCN has reported cases of national grid system collapses, … Read more
The Port Harcourt Electricity Distribution (PHED) Company has explained the reason behind the current blackout in Akwa Ibom State, South-south Nigeria. The electricity distribution company made the explanation in a statement posted on its X handle on Saturday. “Kindly be informed that the outage currently experienced in Uyo, Eket and Ikot Ekpene is as a … Read more
The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) on Friday announced the successful restoration of the collapsed national electricity transmission grid. The TCN General Manager, Public Affairs, Ndidi Mbah, disclosed this in a statement Friday. “The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN ) has successfully restored the national grid following a system disturbance that occurred at 4:28 p.m. … Read more
Nigeria’s Minister of Power, Bayo Adelabu, says he is “deeply concerned about the deteriorating electricity supply across the country” and has thus summoned the chief executives of three electricity companies to a “crucial meeting.” Mr Adelabu, in a post on his X handle on Wednesday, said he has summoned “the Chief Executives of Abuja Electricity … Read more
The Nigerian government on Tuesday hinted at plans to restructure the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) into two entities. Nigeria’s Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, disclosed this while speaking at the Federal Ministry of Power ministerial retreat held in Abuja on Tuesday. The TCN, which coordinates the nation’s electricity transmission network, is one of 18 … Read more
