Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN), the backbone of the national power system, is left prostrate by underfunding and vandalism as Nigeria strives to improve its electricity supply, according to The PUNCH reports The ambitions of the Federal Government for grid expansion and national electrification face a medley of challenges threatening the stability of the country’s transmission infrastructure. The state-owned TCN …

The Minister of Power, Chief Adebayo Adelabu has called on the National Assembly to enact stricter legislation aimed at safeguarding Nigeria’s power infrastructure from acts of vandalism. At a two-day retreat, organised over the weekend by the Senate Committee on Power, Adelabu said that vandalism should not be treated as a civil offence but a criminal issue, adding that power …

In Nigeria, few issues stir as much raw emotion as the price and quality of electricity. Everywhere across the length and breadth of the country electricity supply is unstable. Over the years, successive governments have insisted that Nigerians are underpaying for electricity. The solution? Increase the tariff under the guise of reflective pricing. Yet, month after month, citizens grope in …

The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has refuted claims made by the Benin Electricity Distribution Company (BEDC) that TCN’s maintenance activities were responsible for power delivery issues experienced by BEDC customers. In a press statement on Saturday, TCN accused BEDC of disseminating inaccurate information and urged it to provide factual updates to its consumers. The dispute stems from a social …

This was even as the Transmission Company of Nigeria, TCN, debunked claims, arguing that the national grid did not experience a collapse on Friday. This was even as the Transmission Company of Nigeria, TCN, debunked claims, arguing that the national grid did not experience a collapse on Friday. Recall that the Federal Government celebrated what it described as a “historic …

The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has announced an increase in power generation to 5,801.84 megawatts. A statement signed by its management on Wednesday said the feat is yet another milestone in peak generation, and maximum daily energy ever attained in Nigeria’s power sector. ‘(TCN) is pleased to announce that the nation’s power sector has achieved another milestone with a …

The Transmission Company of Nigeria has disclosed that the nation’s power generation hit 5,713.60 megawatts on Tuesday, the highest since four years ago. In a statement on Tuesday, the TCN announced that the power sector had achieved a new peak generation for the year 2025, which was successfully transmitted. It stated that the feat was recorded on Tuesday, surpassing the …

The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has announced a major milestone in the nation’s power sector, revealing that Nigeria has achieved a new peak power generation of 5,543.20 MW. This landmark event occurred on Friday, 14 February 2025, at precisely 11 pm, surpassing the previous record of 5,478.73MW, which was set just a day earlier, on Thursday, 13 February 2025. …

The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has said the grid collapse that occurred at 11:34 on Wednesday was as a result of tripping of the Omotosho-Ikeja West 330kV transmission line. A statement by TCN’s General Manager on Public Affairs, Ndidi Mbah, said at the time, the Benin-Egbin 330kV line was on a scheduled outage for mechanical line tracing. “The tripping …

Residents of Abuja have been thrown into darkness after suspected bandits vandalised the 132kV transmission line and underground cables around the Millenium Park axis. Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) spokesperson Ndidi Mbah disclosed in a statement on Friday that over 60 per cent of the power supply to Abuja was affected. “The Transmission Company of Nigeria wishes to inform the …