DisCos Pay TCN N137bn Amid Persistent Grid Collapses The 11 electricity distribution companies (DisCos) operating in the country paid a total of N137.06 billion to the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) in the first nine months of 2024 as transmission and administrative charges, despite the...

World Bank's $200m Used to Expand Power Transmission – TCN The Transmission Company of Nigeria, TCN, says it is expanding its capacity nationwide with a $200m World Bank project to ensure sufficient electricity supply. The Managing Director, TCN, Sule Abdulaziz, disclosed this on Wednesday when he...

Nigeria’s Power Grid: A Child’s Plaything in an Economic Crisis? By Haroon Aremu Three days after relocating to Canada, a friend messaged me with a recently all-too-familiar question, "Is the national grid back up?" This simple question covers the profound frustration of Nigerians who have grown...

NDPHC to End Grid Collapse with 434MW Geregu Power Plant The Managing Director of the Niger Delta Power Holding Company (NDPHC), Jennifer Adeghije, has expressed commitment in ensuring stability in Nigeria’s power grid. Speaking during a tour of the Geregu Power II plant yesterday in Lokoja,...

Report Reveals FG spent N29bn to Repair Damaged Power Towers   The Federal Government, through the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has spent a total sum of N29.3bn as costs to repair 266 electricity towers damaged by vandals nationwide, the latest data obtained from TCN showed. The...

TCN Explains Why Blackout Persists in North The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has said the blackout affecting parts of Northern Nigeria will persist due to security challenges hindering repairs on critical transmission lines. Despite efforts to restore electricity through alternative means, the TCN said the...