Electricity: Prepare For Tariff Hike, TCN Tells Nigerians   Nigerians should be prepared to pay cost-reflective electricity tariffs in order to enjoy the benefits of the liberalisation of the power sector, the government-owned Transmission Company of Nigeria has said. The Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer, TCN, Mr Usman...

TCN, Discos Demand Another Tariff Hike     Power distribution companies and the Transmission Company of Nigeria Plc have applied to the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission for a review of their tariffs. NERC, in a document seen by our correspondent, said the request for rate review was premised...

TCN Eyes 10,000MW Transmission Capacity After Installing 68 Transformers   Nigeria’s power transmission capacity has increased beyond the 8,100 megawatts recorded in December 2018, as the Transmission Company of Nigeria plans to evacuate 10,000MW of electricity. It was also gathered that the Federal Government-owned transmission firm installed...

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...

TCN Vows To Push For Discos’ Recapitalisation   Power distribution companies must be recapitalised for Nigeria’s power industry to work and the Transmission Company of Nigeria has vowed to push for the Discos’ recapitalisation this year. Speaking on some of the company’s targets for 2020 in the...

Power Generation Now 4,898.2MW   The total quantum of electricity generated on the national grid since the beginning of 2020 reached a peak of 4,898.2 megawatts on Wednesday, latest industry data obtained on Thursday in Abuja showed. Findings from the Federal Ministry of Power showed that the...