The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has said the current load shedding and outage being experienced nationwide is as a result of low power generation by the Generation Companies (GenCos). According to a statement on Tuesday by the spokesperson, Ndidi Mbah, the TCN can only transmit the quantum of power provided by GenCos through the […]
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No fewer than five electricity transmission towers collapsed on Friday in Lagos State. This follows an inferno caused by a vandalized pipeline along Isheri Olofin, off Igando – LASU expressway of the state. It could be understood that the fire caused massive damage to a 330kV Ikeja-West Akangba transmission line 1 and burnt off a […]
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The Eko Electricity Distribution Company (EKEDC) has attributed the current power outage on its network to what it called system collapse of the National Grid. Mr Godwin Idemudia, the General Manager, Corporate Communications of the company, said on Monday that the outage which occurred about 2.27 p.m. on Sunday affected Ajah, Akangba and Agbara transmission […]
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The Eko Electricity Distribution Company (EKEDC) has announced a five-hour outage in Ikoyi and environs from 10.00am to 3.00pm on Sunday. Mr Godwin Idemudia, the EKEDC General Manager, Corporate Communications, said in a statement on Saturday that the outage would enable the company to carry out maintenance work. According to the general manager, the maintenance […]
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The Transmission Company of Nigeria, TCN, has announced that some parts of Lagos will on Tuesday witness four hours of blackout (power outage) Ndidi Mbah, spokesman of the company, in a statement said it will carry out an annual maintenance of its equipment at the Itire 132KV Transmission Sub-station in Lagos today (Tuesday) for four […]
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Jubilation erupted in Omu-Aran, Kwara, on Thursday as electricity supply to Irepodun Local Government Secretariat was restored after three years outage. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the council’s electricity supply was disconnected by Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company (IBEDC) in 2014 over indebtedness. The restoration of electricity to the secretariat at about noon […]
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The Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs on Tuesday completed screening of 23 non-career ambassadorial nominees out of 46. However, when the committee of foreign affairs began screening the nominees, there was interruption of power, which forced the committee to resort to using rechargeable lamps until power was restored. Speaking earlier, Monsurat Sunmonu, chairperson of the […]
Continue ReadingNigeria’s power generation capacity has dropped from 4,285 megawatts recorded on Sept. 16 to 3,321 megawatts on Thursday, December 1 due to dearth of gas. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that this figure was obtained from the website of Nigerian Electricity System Operator on Thursday. The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN), puts the […]
Continue ReadingFlight operations were disrupted at the international terminal of the Murtala Muhammed Airport (MMA), Lagos, for two days; Saturday and Sunday, following continued power outage. According to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), the power outage affected international flights. The General Manager, Public Affairs, Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), Mr Yakubu Dati, confirmed the development on […]
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