Tag: TRANSMISSION COMPANY OF NIGERIA

Again, National Grid suffers another major collapse

Aminu Imam
National Grid collapse

…Worsens FG’s 20hr power target Nigeria’s National grid has suffered yet another collapse of this year, leading to a significant drop in electricity generation to just 0.80 megawatts, (MWs). The power grid collapse, the fourth time in 2024, is occurring amid ongoing furore over the hike in electricity tariff for premium consumers. The electricity grid, on February 4, collapsed for the first time in 2024. Also, the country suffered another nationwide blackout following the collapse of the National Grid on March 28, and again on April 15. While the Federal Government…

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Tinubu appoints 4 professionals to head TCN

Aminu Imam

President Bola Tinubu has authorised the appointments of four Nigerian professionals to serve as Executive Directors of the Transmission Company of Nigeria, (TCN). The President’s Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale, said, in an issued statement, that the recent appointments are part of efforts to “substantially enhance the quality and quantity of electric power wheeled across the nation’s power grid.” Ngelale’s statement is titled: ‘President Tinubu appoints new transmission company of Nigeria executive directors’. The new appointees include: Oluwagbenga Ajiboye, as Executive Director, Transmission Service Provider; Nafisatu Ali,…

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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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Nation’s electricity grid collapses- TCN

Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir

The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) says the nation’s electricity grid on Sunday experienced multiple tripping, leading to the collapse of the system. Mrs Ndidi Mbah, TCN’s 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 nation’s 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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