The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) says its 150MVA, 330/132/33 kV power transformer in Ayede Substation caught fire in the early hours of Wednesday morning. TCN in a statement by General Manager, Public Affairs, Ndidi Mbah disclosed that the fire has been contained and its engineers were working to isolate the burnt circuits, to enable
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With stakeholders in the energy sector continually proffering solutions to the perennial collapse of the national grid, which often throws the nation into darkness, Monica Maduekwe, co-founder of PUTTRU, Africa’s foremost digital platform, which connects energy companies in the continent to global financiers, has canvassed an urgent decentralisation of the activities Transmission Company of Nigeria,
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TCN Management led by the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of TCN, Engr. Dr. Sule Ahmed Abdulaziz today, undertook an on-the-spot assessment of the vandalized Tower No. 104, along Odukpani/Ikot Ekpene 330kV transmission line in Oku Iboku Community, Itu Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State. The vandalized tower caused a sudden loss of
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The Transmission Company of Nigeria wishes to notify consumers of electricity that the current load shedding being experienced nationwide is as a result of very low power generation by the Generation Companies (GENCOs) for TCN to wheel through the transmission grid to distribution companies nationwide. The media has been awash with reports that TCN has
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TCN has upgraded its Egbin 330/132/33kV Transmission Substation with the installation of a 60MVA 132/33kV power transformer. The transformer which was installed by TCN in-house engineers was energized at about 13.05pm on the 2nd of March 2022. With the new 60MVA power transformer, the substation capacity to supply bulk electricity to Ikeja Electricity Distribution company
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By Eyo Nsima The Managing Director/CEO, New Hampshire Capital Limited, Mr. Odion Omonfoman, has disclosed that the decision of the National Assembly, to amend the Constitution, thus enabling states to generate, transmit and distribute electricity in areas covered by the National grid, as an excellent development, capable of improving power supply in the nation. According
By Eyo Nsima The Managing Director/CEO, New Hampshire Capital Limited, Mr. Odion Omonfoman, has disclosed that the decision of the National Assembly, to amend the Constitution, thus enabling states to generate, transmit and distribute electricity in areas covered by the National grid, as an excellent development, capable of improving power supply in the nation. According
The Nasarawa State Governor, Engr. Abdullahi Sule says there are jubilations across Nasarawa State over the recently energised Lafia 2X150 MVA & 2X60 /132/33/330 KV Transmission Substation which was earlier completed by Niger Delta Power Holding Company Limited (NDPHC). President Muhamadu Buhari is scheduled to formally commission the Substation on Thursday next week. Speaking during
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By Eyo Nsima The National Council on Privatisation, NCP, yesterday, handed over the Aba ring-fenced area, to the management of Geometric Power. The handing over was done through the Bureau for Public Enterprises (BPE) at the event in Abuja ended the tussle with the Integrated Electricity Limited, a core investor in Enugu Electricity Distribution Company
The Transmission Company of Nigeria has commenced the digitization of old transmission substations in its network. The digitization project is aimed at improving the automation system of old transmission substations and their connectivity with the proposed TCN SCADA System. The scope of work for the project includes the supply, installation, configuration, testing, commissioning of Substation
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