Tag: NATIONAL GRID

Nationwide blackout, as national grid collapses again

Aminu Imam

…’Vandals attacked Abuja transmission line’ – TCN The national grid system, operated by the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN), collapsed in the early hours of yesterday, throwing the entire country into blackout. This comes barely 3 months after the grid collapsed twice within a space of more than 12 hours leaving the nation in total darkness. But, the TCN, via a press statement issued yesterday, said its Gwagwalada-Kukwaba-Apo 132KV Transmission Line-1, in the Abuja axis, was attacked by suspected vandals. The statement released by Ndidi Mbah, the TCN General Manager,…

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Nationwide blackout, as National Grid shuts down over NLC, TUC Strike

Aminu Imam

TCN denies responsibility Electricity workers across Nigeria have shut down the National Grid, leading to a nationwide blackout. Recall that the strike was called by the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), in protest of the assault on Joe Ajaero, the President of the NLC, on November 1, 2023, in Imo State, despite a court order restraining the unions from doing so. Reacting to the development, the Presidency, in a statement by Special Adviser to the President on Information & Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, said strike action by unions was a flagrant disobedience…

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Grid collapse: Nationwide blackout, as electricity generation drops 93.5%, to 273MW

Aminu Imam

Restoration is at advanced stages – TCN The nation’s power supply yesterday dropped by 93.5% to 273 megawatts, (MWs) in the early hours of yesterday, following a complete system collapse of the National Grid system operated by the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN), due to equipment failure in the sector. Data obtained from Nigeria Electricity System Operator, the semi-autonomous arm of the TCN, showed that Afam VI, Da?in-kowa, Ibom Power, Jebba, Olorunsogo stations generated 0.70MWs, 0.00MW, 32.90MWs, 240MWs and zero respectively According to reports, the grid plummeted to a meagre…

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Cash-strapped Nigeria secures China funding to fix National Grid

Aminu Imam

The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has signed an agreement with a consortium of Chinese companies to secure financing required for projects that will enhance the national grid, the TCN head, Sule Abdul-Aziz, said. During a panel session at the Middle-East Energy Conference in Dubai on Tuesday, Abdul-Aziz said securing funding to complete over 100 ongoing transmission projects, including building transmission lines and sub-stations, has been difficult. But now there are companies coming to us with PPA, we signed MOUs and agreements with some of them so that they can…

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Blackout: National grid collapses again

Aminu Imam

Nigerians slam Electricity DisCos The nation’s electricity national grid has collapsed again, leaving the country without public power supply. The latest collapse, the third in less than a month, came despite assurances by the Federal Government that it has taken steps to address the problem. Recall that the Transmission Company of Nigeria, (TCN), which manages the grid, had last month said it had developed alternative ways of managing the grid. Despite these persistent power outages, however, the Federal Government says it has begun a detailed investigation into the immediate and…

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Nationwide blackout imminent, as national grid collapses again

Aminu Imam

The national grid, again, suffered a setback yesterday, causing major blackouts in most parts of the country. The collapse, announced by the Abuja Electricity Distribution Company, (AEDC), occurred at about 12:26 p.m. yesterday. In a statement issued by the DisCos Spokesman, Oyebode Fadipe, in Abuja, it said only five percent, that is 20MW (as of yesterday) has been allocated, as against the over 400MWs it receives. This is the third of collapses the country has experienced this year, as the first incidence was recorded in February, the second in May…

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Nations electricity grid collapses- TCN

Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir

The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) says the nations electricity grid on Sunday experienced multiple tripping, leading to the collapse of the system. Mrs Ndidi Mbah, TCNs General Manager, Public Affairs said this in a statement in Abuja on Sunday. According to her, TCN regrets to inform electricity consumers nationwide that at 11:25am today, the nations electricity grid experienced multiple tripping, which led to the collapse of the system. Mbah said that TCN has since commenced grid restoration; power has been successfully restored to every part of the country, except Calabar,…

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FG to launch Energy for All Plan for 5m households not on National grid Minister

Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir

The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved the establishment of an Economic Sustainability Committee (ESC) as part of a plan to provide electricity for 25 million citizens who lacked access to the national grid, a statement from the Ministry of Power said. Aaron Artimas, Special Assistant, Media and Communication to the Minister of Power, Engineer Sale Mamman, who announced the ESC in Abuja, said that the programme tagged, Energy for All, aimed at providing five million solar connections to various locations throughout the country, in collaboration with state governments. He…

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