The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has informed the public that the Sokoto – Birnin Kebbi 132kV Single Circuit Transmission Line with high capacity transmission cable is currently overloaded. So, TCN said it would be embarking on a…
The Federal Government says it has initiated viable power infrastructure development projects to enhance quality power generation, transmission and distribution in the country.
The Minister of Power, Mr Sale Mamman, stated this on…
The Chairman, Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC), Prof James Momoh, has commended Eko Electricity Distribution Company (EKEDC) for its improved power supply to customers.
In a statement by EKEDC’s General Manager,…
The umbrella body for electricity distribution firms in Nigeria, Association of Electricity Distributors (DisCos) has alleged that there has been no significant improvement in the electricity generated and wheeled by the Transmission…
Federal government and promoters of the Qua Iboe Power Plant (QIPP), a private generating company, have commenced negotiations over a power purchase agreement (PPA) for the 540MW project in Ibeno, Akwa Ibom state, TheCable said yesterday.
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…Egbin accounts for highest share with 15% in Q1 2020
The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has said that 12 out of the 26 operational power plants in Nigeria accounted for 82.16% of the…
The Minister of Power, Engr Sale Mamman, has said that Nigeria targets that the 132, 33 kilovolts (KV) Kabba Transmission substation in Kogi State would be ready by December 2020.
He explained that the station will improve electricity…
Nigeria’s minister of power, Mr Sale Mamman, has said that the new electricity deal between the federal government, its German counterpart and Siemens AG, will involve the upgrading of 105 power substations and the construction of 70 new…
The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has been issued a six month ultimatum to complete two power sub-stations in Kano state. Chairman, House of Representatives Committee on Power, Magaji Dau Aliyu gave the ultimatum while leading its…
…it would reposition & improve power sector performance, says minister
…SSAEAC Union silent on strike threat.
Poor management of the face-off between the Senior Staff Association of Electricity and Allied Companies (SSAEAC) and…
Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) said last night (Tuesday) that it is receiving unprecedented support from the management of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) in solving the issue of gas availability to thermal power…
The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has informed that the power sector has in the past weeks continued to experience power supply shortage due to serious gas constraints to most of the nation’s thermal generating stations.
The…
…Replaces disused 150MVA installed by NIPP
Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN), has confirmed the installation of a 300MVA power transformer at the 330/132 kilovolt (kV) Asaba transmission substation in Delta State.
The 300MVA…
For the second time this year, the Kano Electricity Distribution Company (KEDCO) has been suspended by the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) for the reason of not paying the May 2019 energy invoice in full. By the order, KEDC is off…
Chibisi Ohakah, Abuja
The management of Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN), has announced the suspension and disconnection orders to Kano Electricity Distribution Company (KEDCO) from the electricity market.
According to the…
The Transmission Company of Nigeria says it has lifted the suspension and disconnection orders issued Enugu Distribution Company.
The suspension order, which was posted on TCN’s Twitter handle: @TCN_Nigeria, on Thursday, said the…
The National Power Training Institute of Nigeria (NAPTIN) has commenced the training of 600 engineers of the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN), under the joint collaboration between NAPTIN and TCN. The training of…
By Elizabeth Uwandu
The Transmission Company of Nigeria, TCN, yesterday, commissioned its first offshore substation in Ilashe Island, Oriade Local Government Development Area (LCDA), in Lagos State.
The project being the first…
Thisday newspaper has reported that national electricity supplies may witness another round of disruptions from the transmission end of the loop if reported takeover of the fibre optic infrastructure of the Transmission Company of Nigeria…
The national electricity grid collapsed six times within a period of eight days this month, latest data from the Transmission Company of Nigeria has revealed.
According to the generation statistics of the Nigeria Electricity…
