Four Plants Idle As Power Grid Sheds 893.2MW   Nigeria is currently witnessing power supply shortage as the Transmission Company of Nigeria revealed on Saturday that four power generating plants could not generate any megawatt of electricity the preceding day. Also, industry figures released on Saturday showed...

TCN Cuts Off Maiduguri From National Power Grid   The Transmission Company of Nigeria on Sunday announced that Maiduguri and its environs had been cut off from the national power grid. It said the Borno State capital was removed from the grid on Friday due to damages...

Power Grid Records Eighth Total Collapse This Year   The nation’s power grid recorded its eighth total collapse this year on Sunday, plunging consumers across the country into blackout for some hours. The government-owned Transmission Company of Nigeria, which manages the grid, blamed electricity distribution companies for...

In Just One Week, Power Grid Collapses Twice   The nation’s power grid collapsed twice last week, worsening power supply in parts of the country, data obtained from the Ministry of Power, Works and Housing showed on Wednesday. The grid suffered a total collapse on January 18...

Shell To Deliver 624MW To Power Grid The Afam VI power plant in Rivers State, owned by Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria Limited, is set to deliver its net dependable capacity of 624 megawatts to the national grid, barring any restrictions from the regulator...

The national electricity grid has lost 728 megawatts in first 12 days of 2017, after peak power generation dropped to 3,432mw on Thursday. Daily Trust report that the grid started with a peak generation of 4,160mw attained on January 1, 2017 with the lowest generation...