The management of Jos Electricity Distribution (JED) has disclosed that over 80 transformers within its franchise areas were vandalized and looted during the recent power outage experienced in the north. The company also stated that huge cables supplying power to…
Jos water vendors hike price by 100% as blackout lingers
Water vendors in Jos, the Plateau State capital, have jacked up prices of water by about 100 per cent due to the lingering power outage in some parts of the northern states of the country. The blackout began on Monday…
Blackout hits Northern Nigeria as 330Kv circuit trips
The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) says its 330kV Ugwaji–Apir Double Circuit transmission lines 1 & 2 tripped due to a fault, leading to a power outage in several parts of northern Nigeria. In a statement on Tuesday, the TCN…
15-year-old girl dies of electrocution in Ogun
A 15-year-old girl, identified as Miracle Ogbonna, has died of electrocution in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital. It was gathered that the incident happened on Sunday, while the victim had gone to fetch water in a well in their Olomore…
Gombe, Yola, Bauchi to experience 2-day blackout- TCN
Electricity consumers in Gombe and some parts of Yola and Bauchi states will experience power outage on Thursday and Friday as a result of scheduled maintenance of power facilities by the Transmission Company of Nigeria. The TCN announced that its…
Power returns to Pakistan a day after massive outage
The national power grid was restored in Pakistan, the energy minister said on Tuesday, a day after a nationwide breakdown left most of the country’s 220 million people without electricity and caused tens of millions of dollars in industry losses.…
APC ends Bauchi presidential campaign rally abruptly over power outage
The All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential campaign rally at the Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa Stadium in Bauchi ended abruptly, on Monday, after the microphone on the podium ceased working following a disruption of power supply. The microphone malfunctioned when the…
Power outages in Ukrainian cities, Moldova after new strikes
A punishing new barrage of Russian strikes on Ukrainian infrastructure on Wednesday caused power outages across large parts of the country as well as neighbouring Moldova, adding to damage to Ukraine’s power network and misery for civilians as winter begins.…