TCN substation on fire in Kano
A fire incident at the Dan-Agundi Transmission Station in Kano on Sunday affected several parts of the area.
The Dan-Agundi Transmission station, a crucial power...
Aba Geometric Power Project was hurriedly commissioned to gain credits – APGA Chieftain
A Chieftain of the All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA, and former governorship aspirant in Abia State, Chikwe Udensi has accused the present administration in...
Blackout: FG threatens to revoke DisCos licences
The Federal Government, on Wednesday, declared that it would withdraw the operating licences of power distribution companies that were intentionally not supplying electricity to...
DisCos reject 1,769.92mw electricity amid nationwide drop in power supply
As citizens grapple with the worsening electricity supply in Nigeria, the latest figures on the daily load summary of power distribution companies indicated that...
Power outage in Abuja due to 33kv feeder repairs – AEDC
The Management of Abuja Electricity Distribution Plc, AEDC, on Thursday, said the power outage experienced in parts of the capital city was due to...
Abuja power supply drops by 250MW as vandals destroy tower
The Nigerian Transmission firm, Transmission Company of Nigeria on Wednesday, reported that Tower 70 along its 330kV Gwagwalada-Katampe line was vandalised, leaving it dangerously...
Supply electricity or be kicked out of South East – IPOB to EEDC
The Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, has condemned the poor supply of electricity by the Enugu Electricity Distribution Company, EEDC, in the South East.
The...
We can no longer continue to subsidise electricity – Nigerian govt
The Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, has declared that the country can no longer continue to subsidise electricity.
According to the minister, Nigeria must begin...
Discos overbilled 7.1million customers in nine months – FG
Power distribution companies overbilled about 7.1 million unmetered electricity consumers between January and September 2023, an analysis of the latest monthly number of overbilled...
Abuja to experience six-hour blackout Saturday -TCN
The Transmission Company of Nigeria has announced that some residents of the Federal Capital Territory would experience six hours of power outage on Saturday.
TCN...
Power generation crashes to 59MW after fresh grid collapse
Power generation on the national grid crashed to 59.9 megawatts around 12 pm on Sunday as the country’s grid witnessed a nationwide collapse.
Data obtained...
Electricity supply dropped 3% in Q3 2023 – NBS
The National Bureau of Statistics has revealed that the nation’s electricity supply dropped by 3 per cent in Q3 2023.
The supply which stood at...
Nigeria’s power grid collapsed 46 times in six years – IEA
Nigeria’s national power grid collapsed 46 times from 2017 to 2023, a report by the International Energy Agency said on Wednesday.
According to the report,...
Blackout hits parts of Nigeria as TCN announces shutdown of Egbin Power Plant
Electricity blackouts have been reported in some parts of Nigeria following the shutdown of Egbin Power Station by the Transmission Company of Nigeria for...
TCN reacts to collapse of national grid
The Transmission Company of Nigeria, TCN, says it has restored the national grid after it collapsed earlier on Monday.
The grid was said to have...
Power outage to hit parts of Abuja over TCN maintenance
Some parts of the Federal Capital Territory will be without power supply for hours on Thursday following planned maintenance by the Transmission Company of...
Printer cries out over Ikeja Electric N1.3m debt
A man identified as Mustapha Yekeen has expressed his disapproval over the disconnection notice issued by an electricity distribution company, Ikeja Electric, after he...
Delta communities to experience eight-day blackout
Warri and Effurun in Warri South and Uvwie Local Government Areas of Delta State will witness eight days of blackout from Monday, December 4...
Darkness to hit parts of Abuja over TCN maintenance
Some parts of the Federal Capital Territory will be without power supply for hours on Monday following planned maintenance by the Transmission Company of...
TCN denies looming national blackout amid nationwide strike
As workers commenced a nationwide indefinite strike on Tuesday, the Transmission Company of Nigeria has said there is no truth in a media report...