THE Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) says more than 18 transmission towers were vandalised between Jan 9 and Jan 14 across Rivers, Abia, and Kano states. Mrs Ndidi Mbah, General Manager, Public Affairs, TCN said this in a statement in Abuja on Sunday. Mbah said that Mr Emmanuel Okpa, General Manager, Transmission TCN’S Port Harcourt … Read more
THE Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) said the power outage in some parts of the country was caused by tripping of the Benin–Omotosho line and not national grid collapse. The TCN made this known in a statement issued by its spokesperson, Ndidi Mbah, on Saturday, January 11, 2025. The power outage occurred about 2 … Read more
THE Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has announced an impending power interruption in some parts of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja on Sunday. Mrs Ndidi Mbah, TCN’s General Manager, Public Affairs, announced this in a statement in Abuja on Saturday. She said that, on Sunday, between the hours of 9 a.m and 10 p.m, maintenance … Read more
THE Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN), Port Harcourt Region, has announced the restoration of electricity to most parts of Bayelsa following a four-month blackout. The region covers Abia, Akwa Ibom, Bayelsa, Cross River, Imo, and Rivers states. The General Manager of TCN’s Port Harcourt Region, Emmanuel Anyaegbulem, made this known during a news conference on … Read more
THE Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has disclosed why the national grid collapsed for the 11th time in 2024 just after the same collapse happened on Tuesday. The General Manager, Public Affairs of TCN, Mrs. Ndidi Mbah, said the collapse on Thursday was caused by a sudden rise in frequency. In a statement, Mrs Mbah stated … Read more
THE Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has explained the reason for Tuesday’s collapse of the national grid. Trojaninsights reported that the national grid recorded another collapse making it the 10th in 2024, a situation that plunged Nigerians into darkness. In a statement, on Tuesday afternoon, hours after the report of the grid collapse, the TCN General … Read more
THE Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has confirmed that bulk power supply has been restored to parts of Northern Nigeria after weeks of blackout. The company said it successfully restored bulk power supply through its 330 Kilo Volt (kV) Ugwuaji-Apir transmission line I as at 4:56 pm on Wednesday. The TCN made this known in … Read more
THE Transmission Company of Nigeria has said 90 per cent of its substations have received bulk power supply following efforts to recover the grid, which suffered another collapse on Tuesday. It said the ongoing restoration of the national grid, which collapsed for the sixth time this year, is ongoing and almost completed. The Public … Read more
THE Transmission Company of Nigeria has announced that Lokoja and its environs in Kogi State will be out of electricity supply on Thursday. Ndidi Mbah, the general manager, Public Affairs at TCN, disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday. The company said the blackout is due to its maintenance on 60 megavolt-amperes transformers and switchgear … Read more
THE Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) says national grid was restored at about 9.57 p.m. on Saturday after a partial collapse. TCN’s General Manager, Public Affairs, Ndidi Mbah in a statement in Abuja on Sunday, said there was a partial disturbance of the grid at about 3.09 p.m. on Saturday. She stated that operators commenced … Read more