The Federal Government, through the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN), says it would investigate the cause of the multiple power grid collapses that occurred on Monday and Tuesday. This was as the Minister of Power, Chief Adebayo Adelabu said there was nothing like a grid collapse but a trip-off. TCN said the national grid experienced what it called a partial …

The national grid collapsed on Monday, plunging millions of Nigerians into darkness. Electricity distribution companies across the country said the grid collapsed around 6:48 p.m., resulting in the loss of power supply across their networks. According to a statement on X by Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC), the national grid collapsed at 6:58 pm. AEDC said a system failure at …

The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) on Wednesday said vandals had destroyed  two of its towers that were earlier rebuilt. The vandalized towers are T193 and T194 along the Damaturu-Maiduguri 330kV single circuit transmission line. In a statement in Abuja, TCN’s Public Affairs General Manager, Ndidi Mbah said: “The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) hereby states that two of its …

The national grid system has dropped to zero megawatts as a result of the complete disruption of power supply to all 11 electricity distribution companies in the country, Channels Television reports. In a statement on Monday, the General Manager (Public Affairs) of the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN), Ms. Ndidi Mbah said the nationwide blackout was due to staff of …

The continued collapse of the national grid is a result of a weak and antiquated transmission network and insufficient evacuation of power from power generation plants.  Extensive investigations into the power challenges in the country have discovered sustained use of out-of-date conductors from colonial days, along with older technology and lack of competition in Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) Limited …

The managing director of Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) Abdulaziz Sule has urged the Senate Committee on Power to assist in raising funds for the completion of over 120 projects that would improve the transmission network in the country. The TCN boss made this call when the committee visited the company on an oversight function yesterday in Abuja. Sule, who …

The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) said it has fully restored the national electricity grid which collapsed in the early hours of Monday. This was announced by the TCN General Manager (Public Affairs), Ndidi Mbah, in a statement Monday afternoon. Earlier, the grid collapsed from 2,583.77MW at 2 am on Monday to 64.7MW around 3 am. This makes it the …

The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN), yesterday, recorded its second electricity system collapse in 2024. The incident scuttled the distribution of electricity by the electricity distribution companies (DisCos), to all parts of the nation. In a notice to its customers, the management of Eko Electricity Distribution Company (EKEDC), stated: “Kindly be informed there was a system collapse at 16.28 hours, which has …

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 …