Some residents of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja and some areas in Kogi State are currently experiencing power outages due to technical glitches. The two areas are under the coverage of the Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC). On Tuesday, the AEDC informed its customers in Zamani Estate, Abacha Road Mararaba, Ruga Juli and other parts of Abuja that a technical …

The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN), on Sunday, declared that one of its critical infrastructures, the Shiroro-Katampe 330kV transmission line, was vandalised, making it the fifth of such incidents between February and March this year, leaving the country in the perpetual blackout. On 28 February, it was reported that vandals destroyed Tower 70 along its 330kV Gwagwalade-Katampe Transmission line in …

The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has reduced electricity supply to the Aba Ring-fenced Area that compromises nine of the 17 local government areas in Abia State by more than 50 per cent. According to sources close to Aba Power which serves the nine Local Government Areas, the reduction started last week, with supplies dropping from 25 Megawatts to 10MW …

The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has announced that some residents of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja would experience six hours of power outage on Saturday. TCN said this would enable its maintenance crew to carry out a scheduled annual preventive maintenance on its 132kV line 1 at both Gwagwalada and Apo Transmission Substations. In a statement on Friday, …

The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) said its maintenance crew has fixed the Jos-Lafia 330kV transmission lines, which it said had been redundant for some time. It was gathered that TCN on Saturday commenced what it called a ‘scheduled preventive maintenance’ on the Jos-Lafia 330kV transmission lines 1 and 2. The seven-hour scheduled preventive maintenance commenced today and it was …

The Federal Government on Thursday said it would investigate how the non-functioning Ajaokuta Steel Company Limited accrued N33 billion in electricity debt which prompted the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) to disconnect the company from the national grid. The Minister of Steel Development, Shuaibu Audu, revealed this to State House correspondents after meeting President Bola Tinubu at the Aso Rock …

A fire accident on Saturday night gutted a Transmission Company of Nigeria’s power substation in Maryland, Lagos State. According to a late-night statement released by the Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service, the fire has been put out. The Director of Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service, Margaret Adeseye, also stated in the statement that no life was lost in …

The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) on Monday evening said it had restored the national grid after it collapsed earlier on Monday. According to reports, the grid collapsed at about 1.49 p. m. on Monday. in a statement by its General Manager Public Affairs, Mrs Ndidi Mbah on Monday evening, TCN said it has restored the national grid and consequently, …

The Managing Director, Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN), Mr. Sule Abdulaziz has said that the management in recognising the gravity of corruption, is poised to prevent and stamp out the menace in the agency. At the unveiling of a Preventive Guide Handbook to educate members of staff against corrupt practices by the agency’s Anti-Corruption and Transparency Unit (ACTU) on Thursday …

On Day One of the nationwide strike action by the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), the Trade Union Congress (TUC) and their affiliate unions, several parts of the country experienced disruption of public services. But in several parts of the country, there were no disruption to activities. Following reports of an impending national blackout as a resume of the workers’ action, …