As Nigerians await the full restoration of power to areas affected by the recent vandalism of the 330kV Shiroro-Kaduna lines, the Transmission Company of Nigeria has reported a fresh attack on its 330kV Lokoja –Gwagwalada transmission line one. This was…
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…
Power supply dips to 2006mw (Nation)
The power supply from the Nigeria Electricity Supply Industry ( NESI ) at the weekend dropped to 83,570.30mwh (2006mw), according to the Independent System Operator (ISO) of the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN). Its operational report of Sunday showed that…
To distribute 20,000MW, Discos need $4bn investment by 2021- TCN (ThisDay)
The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has said that electricity distribution companies (Discos) would have to invest about $4 billion over the next three years to be able to match its ongoing expansion of the national grid to take up…
TCN targets 20,000MW of electricity by 2021 (Thisday)
The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has promised that it would attain the capacity to transmit 20,000 megawatts of electricity to Nigerians by 2021. TCN’s Managing Director, Mr. Usman Mohammed gave the assurance Monday during the inauguration of the 1x60MVA,…