The Nigerian Power Consumers Forum (NPCF) has condemned the spate of disturbances on the national electricity grid and the recent fire incidents around power transmission infrastructure. In a statement, NPCF’s Convener, Michael Okoh, raised the concern in Abuja on Thursday. This was coming a few days after the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) stated that for over 400 days, the …

Nigeria has again been thrown into darkness after the national grid system, operated by the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) from Osogbo in Osun State, collapsed. The grid reportedly plummeted to a meagre 273 megawatts of electricity in the early hour of Thursday coming from two out of the over 27 electricity generation. This comes barely a week after TCN rolled …

The Federal Government has connected the 700MW Zungeru Hydroelectric Power to the national grid. Minister of Power, Engr. Abubakar Aliyu broke the news in Abuja during the send-forth party for him and his counterpart, Minister of State for Power, Jeddy Goddy Agba. The connection to the grid, according to Aliyu, followed the test running that started on Wednesday. “Today the …

The Federal Government, on Tuesday, declared that it had commenced the disconnection of some power firms from the national grid as a result of their non-adherence to the Electricity Market Rules. Although it did not name the affected power plants, the government explained that the Nigeria Electricity Supply Industry (NESI) was governed by rules, which were absolutely necessary for the …

For at least the fourth time this year, the national grid has collapsed again. This latest electricity showdown had at 12:23 pm on Wednesday as the supply crashed to around 40 megawatts. According to The Nation, out of the 11 distribution companies across the country, only the Abuja Electricity Distribution Company recorded 40Mw, while others had zero. The power outage has been …

The national electricity grid collapsed again on Friday evening, making it the third time within a month. Some power distribution companies confirmed the development in separate messages on that same day. The Abuja Electricity Distribution Company stated that the collapse had resulted in power outage in its area of operation, which covers Niger, Kogi and Nasarawa States as well as …

For the second time this year, the national grid suffered a collapse on Monday resulting in blackout across the country. The states affected included Lagos, Enugu, Kaduna, Abia, Anambra, Ebonyi, Enugu and Imo. In a text message to its customers, the Eko Electricity Distribution Company in Lagos informed that the system collapse occurred on the national grid at 10:40 am. …