The Cross River State’s capital, Calabar has been thrown into darkness as one of the transformers servicing the capital city at the 132/33 KV Sub-Station in Tinapa, Adiabo area was gutted by fire. Following the incident, the whole of Atimbo in Calabar Municipality, State Housing Estate and IBB Way...
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The House of Representatives has summoned the Ministers of Power and Finance and heads of Bureau of Public Procurement (BPP), Niger Delta Power Holding Company (NDPHC) over a 33 million dollars Azura power purchase agreement. Other agencies invited include: Nigeria Bulk Electricity Transmission (NBET), Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN)...
By BARBARA KALU, Enugu – The Enugu Electricity Distribution Company (EEDC) on Thursday said power supply has been restored within the South-East. The Head, Corporate Communications of EEDC, Mr Emeka Ezeh, stated this in a statement issued in Enugu. Mr. Ezeh said: “In view of the decision reached yesterday...
The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) on Wednesday, said that the national grid has been shutdown following the industrial dispute by the two in-house unions in the company. This is contained in a statement by the TCN’s General Manager, Public Affairs, Mrs Ndidi Mbah in Abuja. Mbah said that...
By BARBARA KALU, Enugu – The Enugu Electricity Distribution Company (EEDC) has announced power supply disruption within the South-East due to industrial strike by electricity workers. The Head, Corporate Communications of EEDC, Mr Emeka Ezeh, disclosed this in a statement issued on Wednesday in Enugu. Mr. Ezeh said: “Following...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The National Union of Electricity Employees (NUEE) has directed workers in the Power sector to down tools and commence an indefinite strike over pending labour issues with the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN). The industrial action which will further worsen the nation’s electricity supply...
The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) on Friday says it has restored power supply to all areas affected by the 33 Kilo Volt feeders shattered at the Katampe Substation, FCT. TCN’s General Manager, Public Affairs, Mrs Ndidi Mbah, in statement in Abuja on Friday, said that the restoration of...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC) has attributed the current power outage in parts of FCT to explosion at the Transmission Company of Nigeria station serving the area. A statement by AEDC Management in Abuja on Thursday listed areas affected to include Central Area,...
Mr Sanusi Garba, Chairman, Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC), says Nigerians will witness improved power supply from July 1 following renewed efforts by industry stakeholders. Garba gave the assurance at an interactive session with newsmen after the Second Nigerian Electricity Supply Industry (NESI) meeting on Wednesday in Lagos. The...
The Minister of Power, Mr Abubakar Aliyu, said the power sector was on a fast track to deliver service to Nigerians and urged stakeholders to work together to achieve the feat. Aliyu said this on Thursday in Abuja while inaugurating the new Governing Board of the Transmission Company of...
The European Union (EU) has reaffirmed its support for the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) to stabilise electricity network in some parts of the country. Ms Inga Stefanowicz, the Team Leader, EU’s Delegation to Nigeria and ECOWAS on Green and Digital Economy, gave the affirmation in an interview with...
Introduction In the last week, Prof Frank Okafor a professor of Electric Power & Control Engineering University of Lagos and a former commissioner responsible for engineering and performance management at the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) was hosted on a television current affairs show where he said aside from...
By BENJAMIN ORISEMEKE, Abuja – Reports has revealed that Nigeria’s national grid has suffered another collapse on Monday, plunging many homes into further darkness. The grid, which is being managed by the government-owned Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has continued to suffer system collapse due to a lack of...
By BENJAMIN ORISEMEKE, Abuja – The Power Generation Companies (GENCOS), Sunday, alleged that the Nigerian Bulk Electricity Trading (NBET) owed them over N1.644 trillion. According to the GenCos, the debt is the amount for stranded or unutilized power from 2015 till date. The companies in response to the statement...
By BENJAMIN ORISEMEKE, Abuja – The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has attributed the recent low cumulative power generation nationwide to several factors which include poor gas supply, fault in generating units of generating companies as well as scheduled and unscheduled maintenance. These are some of the major challenges...
The management of Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company (IBEDC) says that the states under its franchise will experience prolonged power outage due to low weekly power allocation to its network by Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN). This is contained in a statement issued by by IBEDC’s Senior Communication Officer, Kikelomo...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Transmission Company of Nigeria(TCN) says it had taken delivery of 15 new power transformers that would improve power supply in the country. TCN’s General Manager, Pubic Affairs, Mrs Ndidi Mbah, who announced this in a statement in Abuja, on Sunday, said the transformers...
Similar to history which according to historians, is an unending dialogue between the present and the past through a continuous process of interaction between the historian and his facts to assist the anxious enquirer improve the present and future based on a clearer understanding of the mistakes and achievements...
Understandably, the major factor, says a report, that daily abbreviates the seriousness with which communication from public officials/offices are taken by the people is that generality of such information often makes the grade of ‘self-undermining’. They are recurrently reputed for encouraging complacency as constituents perceive issues raised by the...
On assuming power, one of the promises made by President Muhammadu Buhari was to improve the power sector to ensure economy stability. Improving access of Nigerians to electricity has since remained a key focus of Buhari’s administration agenda to ensure that Nigerians have access to steady power supply. Minister...