•Electricity installations The national grid has been fully restored hours after it partially collapsed and plunged some parts of the country into darkness, the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) said. “The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) announces the full restoration of the national grid following a fire incident at the Afam Power G...
•National power grid The Transmission Company of Nigeria says it has successfully restored the national power grid following its collapse at 4:28 pm yesterday. TCN, in a statement today, said the grid attained full recovery by 10 pm on the same day. However, the Eko Electricity Distribution Company said today that it was able to […]
The Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, has summoned the Chief Executives of Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC) and Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company (IBEDC) over the worsening power supply in their regions. The Minister in a statement by his media aide, Bolaji Tunji, also summoned the Managing Director of the Transmission Com...
The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has announced a scheduled six-hour power outage tomorrow for parts of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). This outage is necessary to conduct annual preventive maintenance on the 132kV line 1 at both Gwagwalada and Apo Transmission Substations, reports Nigerian Tribune. According to Ndidi Mbah, the sp...
The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) says the national grid has been fully restored after a partial disturbance at about 11:21 a. m. yesterday. Mrs Ndidi Mbah, TCN’S General Manager Public Affairs in a statement in Abuja yesterday said that the company initiated immediate restoration of the affected part of the grid.’ “The Transmiss...
The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) says the sudden explosion of a capacitor voltage transformer stirred a fire outbreak yesterday on the Maryland- Ikorodu 132/33kV transmission line 2. In a statement yesterday by its spokesperson, Ms Ndidi Mbah, the TCN said this incident necessitated the emergency opening of the substation at about 7:5...
•Labour leaders and Tinubu (center) The Organised Labour has rejected the planned privatization of the Transmission Company of Nigeria, TCN, as announced by the federal government, warning that among others, it would worsen the socio-economic conditions of Nigerians. President of Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, Joe Ajaero, said the planned priva...