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Grid Collapse Causes Nationwide Power Outage

Web News 13 May 2021 464 0

The national electricity grid suffered a system collapse on Wednesday, leading to power outage across the country. Spokesperson of the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN), Ndidi Mbah said there was ongoing effort to fully restore electricity on the grid. “The Transmission Company of Nigeria Continue Reading

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Nigeria’s Power Generation Reaches Historic 5,459MW*

Web News 30 October 2020 713 0

Nigeria’s power sector has recorded its highest national peak of 5,459.50MW, the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has said. In a statement issued on Friday, the General Manager, Public Affairs, TCN, Ndidi Mbah explained that this new record was achieved on Oct. 28. “This milestone in generation is higher than any peak ever recorded in […]Continue Reading

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The Need to Review Privatisation of Nigeria’s Power Sector

Web News 17 July 2020 837 0

The privatisation of the power sector was launched in early 2011 and the Bureau of Public Enterprises, BPE, was saddled with the responsibility of carrying out the exercise. The privatisation of Power Holding Company of Nigeria, PHCN, was intended to address three principal things. These were introduction of the discipline of the private sector and […]Continue Reading

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Ekiti Govt, TCN Sign MoU on Power Generation

Web News 26 February 2020 828 0

Transmission Company of Nigeria, TCN, and Ekiti State Government have signed a Memorandum of Understanding, MoU, to construct another two electricity power sub-stations of 132/33 KVA in Ilupeju and Ijesa-Isu, Ekiti. At the signing of the MoU, Ekiti State Governor, Dr. Kayode Fayemi, represented by the Deputy Governor, Otunba Bisi Egbeyemi said the step was […]Continue Reading