Energy News

Kaduna, Funtua power substation restored after fire incident – TCN

Ihesiulo Grace 23 November 2018 0

The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) says it has successfully restored bulk electricity supply to Funtua Transmission Substation, Kaduna State, after the fire incident which emanated from a faulty 33kV armoured cable from KEDCO 33kV feeder burnt alongside the cable. The station which is

Business Energy

TCN rectifies faults after annual maintenance of jos-gombe 330kva line

Ihesiulo Grace 26 September 2018 0

The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) says it has sent technical experts to restore technical issues emerging from the Jos-Gombe 330kV Transmission Line, which had just undergone Annual Scheduled Maintenance, at the North Eastern part of the country including Bauchi, Gombe, Adamawa Borno, Yobe and Taraba state. The General Manager Public Affairs, Mrs. Ndidi Mbah, […]

Energy News

National grid gets additional transformers -TCN

Ihesiulo Grace 30 August 2018 0

In line with the Federal Government policy on incremental power, the Transitional Company of Nigeria (TCN) under its Transmission Rehabilitation and Expansion Program (TREP) has again completed the installation of 100MVA, 60MVA and 60/66MVA, 132/33kV power transformers in three different transmission substations. The new power transformers have increased transmission

Energy Headlines

National grid gets boost with additional power transformers

Ihesiulo Grace 29 August 2018 0

In line with the Federal Government policy on incremental power, TCN under its Transmission Rehabilitation and Expansion Program (TREP) has again completed the installation of 100MVA, 60MVA and 60/66MVA, 132/33kV power transformers in three different transmission substations. The new power transformers have increased transmission capacity from 200MVA to 300MVA in Ejigbo

Energy News

SSAEAC declares dispute with TCN management

Ihesiulo Grace 24 June 2018 0

The Senior Staff Association of Electricity and Allied Companies (SSAEAC), on Sunday declared a trade dispute with the Transition Company of Nigeria (TCN), management over alleged anti-workers practices. SSAEAC said at its National Executive Council meeting in Lagos that the management of TCN contravened some labour rules and failed to honour several meeting arrangements

Business News

Privatise Transmission Company of Nigeria – Economist

Ihesiulo Grace 12 June 2018 0

An Economist has called for the privatisation of the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) as privatisation is the answer for the country’s quest for economic development. He stressed that the budget and expenditure of the federal government were shrinking as such, “you don’t get saved by cyclical swings but buffers”. Dr. Ayo Teriba, a leading […]

Business

Another 132kv transmission line vandalised in Enugu – TCN

Ihesiulo Grace 25 February 2018 0

The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has reported vandalisation in the 132kV Double Circuit transmission line being constructed by Niger Delta Power Holding Company (NDPHC) from New Haven through 9th Mile to Nsukka. In a statement signed by the General Manager (Public Affairs) of TCN, Ndidi Mbah, yesterday in Abuja, the vandalisation was perpetrated by […]

Headlines News

Tension in TCN over appointment of new helmsman

Ihesiulo Grace 5 February 2018 0

*Departing MD flouts SGF’s hand over circular *Workers threaten strike over action Crisis is brewing in the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) over the choice of a new chief executive following the departure of the former Managing Director, Usman Gur Mohammed, who in breach of the circular by the Secretary to the Government of the […]

News

Alheri denies owing FG N27.2bn over fibre optic

Ihesiulo Grace 16 January 2018 0

Management of Alheri Engineering Company Limited has vehemently denied owing Federal Government the sum of $75,500,000.00 million (about N27.18 billion at N360 to $1) over fibre optic agreement. In a statement released by the company on Tuesday, the firm described the accusation as wrong and fallacious and assured its customers that the story is “…not […]

Headlines News

TCN’s Fibre Optic Saga: Alheri, Phase 3 owe FG N27.18bn in 11 years

Ihesiulo Grace 15 January 2018 0

…Fashola writes Buhari, seeks EFCC, others probe of Phase 3, Alheri (Dangote subsidiary) …Raises conflicts of interest by Makoju, Diko with Dangote, Jegede, Ex- Minister Cornelius Adebayo’s son-in- law The Federal Government’s ongoing war against corruption and sleaze may be a Herculean task to accomplish, following a startling revelation that two indigenous

Energy Headlines

Nigeria’s FG moves to terminate fiber network concession agreements, to recover $75.5m

Ihesiulo Grace 14 January 2018 0

Babatunde Raji Fashola, Nigeria’s minister of power, works and housing has written to president Muhammadu Buhari in an effort of  Transmission company of Nigeria (TCN) to terminate two failed Fiber Network concession agreements and recover the outstanding concession fees of $75,500,000.00 million from the two concessionaires. In the letter addressed to the president

Headlines News

Nationwide blackout imminent as TCN records another system collapse

Ihesiulo Grace 3 January 2018 0

.Agency begins investigation over incident, appeals for patience . We’re working with DisCos to overcome challenges of power distribution- FG Power outage being experienced in some parts of the country will soon extend to more parts of the country as the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has reported another System Collapse at about 14.19 hours […]

Energy

TCN spends N2.5 bn to clear abandoned equipment

Ihesiulo Grace 27 November 2017 0

The Transmission Company of Nigeria(TCN) said it recently spent about N2.5bn to clear some power transmission equipment worth several billions of naira abandoned by different contractors at nation’s seaports. According to the TCN, many contractors handling various power projects in the past had abandoned a lot of transmission equipment at the ports for no justifiable […]

Headlines News

How I rescued TCN from the cabal – MD

Ihesiulo Grace 27 November 2017 0

The Managing Director of Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN), Usman Gur Mohammed, has disclosed that before he assumed office, certain vested interests dictate the state of affairs at the TCN. He added that contractors determined the direction of the company, took workers to trade shows abroad and in return were issued blank cheques. Mohammed spoke […]

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TCN accuses Manitoba of management contract failure

Ihesiulo Grace 27 September 2017 0

Nationwide blackout likely over disagreement between power firms, gas producers Simon Ugwu Manitoba Hydro International, the Canadian firm that was awarded the management contract for the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) for four years, has been accused of failure of meeting the target given to it by the Federal Government, as it could not reinvigorate […]

Features

Let There Be Light…

Ihesiulo Grace 1 April 2015 0

Despite the unprecedented level of investment in the power sector and increase in electricity tariffs, power supply situation in Nigeria is still the same with the gap between demand and supply widening sharply in the urban areas even after the privatization exercise. Even though power generation has barely improved beyond 4000 megawatts over the past […]