Power Grid Collapses, TCN Reaches 90% Restoration
The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) on Tuesday reported the collapse of the national power grid.
The spokesperson for the company said the incident occurred at 11:13am, and that restoration of the grid had reached 90 percent at the...
‘Removing TCN Boss May Stall $1.66bn Transmission Projects’
The Nigerian Power Consumers Forum (NPCF) has said removing the Managing Director of the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN), Usman Gur Mohammed, may stall the $1.661 billion multilateral agencies-funded projects targeted at expanding bulk power transmission to...
FG Sacks Mohammed As TCN Boss, Appoints Abdulaziz
The Federal Government on Tuesday night announced the removal of Usman Mohammed as the Managing Director of the Transmission Company of Nigeria.
It said Sule Abdulaziz was now the new Managing Director of TCN and would currently serve...
Electricity Workers’ Union Threatens Strike Over President’s Sack
Electricity workers under the aegis of Senior Staff Association of Electricity and Allied Companies have threatened to embark on industrial action over what they described as the unlawful sacking of the union’s President, Chris Okonkwo.
The union is...
Recapitalise Discos Or Risk Complete Power Sector Collapse – TCN
The Transmission Company of Nigeria has said the nation’s power sector will collapse completely if urgent steps are not taken to capitalise the distribution companies.
The government-owned TCN stated this while announcing a drop in the...
FG To Sustain Peak Power Generation With New Gas Supply Deal
A new gas supply agreement among the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN), power Generation Companies (Gencos) and other major stakeholders may see the federal government sustaining the current...