TCN Invests $170m For Electricity Transmission Upgrade   The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has disclosed plan to invest about $170 million on the construction of five new transmission sub-stations in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja. TCN’s Managing Director, Mr. Usman Gur Mohammed, made the disclosure...

Gencos’ Host Communities Demand Free Electricity Supply Host communities of electricity generation companies (Gencos) in the country are demanding steady electricity supply to them at no cost from the Gencos, the Association of Power Generation Companies (APGC) has claimed. APGC which is the umbrella trade association...

Discos: We’ve capacity To Distribute 6,288MW Of Electricity Power distribution companies say they have capacity to take and distribute 6,288.96 megawatts of electricity, refuting the Federal Government’s claim that the Discos can only handle 5,000MW. According to them, the capacity of Discos to distribute about 6,300MW...

Power Grid Collapse Persists, Drops Twice In Two Months Nigeria’s electricity grid is still witnessing system collapse as it recorded total failure twice in the last two months. Figures obtained by our correspondent from the Federal Ministry of Power, Works and Housing in Abuja on Thursday...

Electricity: Nigeria Loses 4,379MW To Distribution, Gas Constraints Nigeria lost 4,379 megawatts (MW) capacity of electricity on Saturday. This was partly due to distribution constraints and inadequate gas supply. Data obtained from the Independent System Operator (ISO), a business unit of the Transmission Company of Nigeria...

Frequent Electricity Tariff Hike Despite N123bn Bailout Is Injustice — Dogara   The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Mr Yakubu Dogara, said on Monday that the frequent hike in electricity tariff was injustice to Nigerians, who had become accustomed to living without regular power supply. He...