Electricity: Gas, Transmission, Distribution Facilities Hinder 10,106MW Generation         A total of 10,106.8 megawatts of electricity could not be generated by the nation’s power plants last week amid lingering challenges in the Nigerian electricity supply industry. Daily electricity generation in the country averaged 4,601.33MW last week as...

TCN Commissions 2 Power Projects, Targets 5 Others         The acting Managing Director of the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN), Engr. Sule Ahmed Abdulaziz, has said the company has commissioned two bulk power transmission projects since he assumed office in May 2020, with over five others...

Ten Power Plants Suffer Gas Shortage, 1,753MW Idle       The lingering challenge of gas supply in the nation’s power sector left 1,753.4 megawatts generation capacity at 10 power plants idle on Monday. The nation’s total unutilised electricity generation capacity stood at 2,131.9MW as of 6am on Monday,...

2021 Budget: Reps Cancel All New Capital Projects By TCN         House of Representatives has cancelled all new capital projects planned for execution by the Transmission Company of Nigeria, TCN. The House Commitee on Power reached the decision via a motion at the resumed budget defence session...

Power Generation Hits All-time High Of 5,459MW – TCN         The Transmission Company of Nigeria on Thursday announced that the nation’s power industry attained another all-time national peak electricity generation of 5,459.5 megawatts. It said this quantum of electricity was efficiently transmitted through the nations transmission grid...

Senators Kick As $5.8bn Mambilla Power Project Stay Idle        Members of the Senate Committee on Power expressed anger on Monday when the Minister of Power, Mamman Saleh, said the $5.8bn Mambilla Power Project had yet to take off. The committee was also expressed surprise over the...