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The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has confirmed that a major fault on its Omotoso-Ikeja West 330-kilovolt (kV) transmission line significantly reduced electricity supply to Lagos. TCN’s General Manager of Public Affairs, Ndidi Mbah, in a statement on Tuesday, reported that the transmission line snapped between towers 420 and 422 on March 9, resulting in …
The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has announced a new milestone in the country’s power sector, achieving a peak generation of 5,713.6 megawatts (MW) on March 2, 2025. This marks an increase of 170MW compared to the previous peak of 5,543.20MW recorded on February 14, 2025. However, it remains 88MW short of Nigeria’s all-time high …
The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has debunked reports claiming a national grid collapse, clarifying that the incident involved a tripping of transmission lines and affected only parts of the country. In a statement titled “Benin-Omotosho Line Tripping, Not System Collapse”, TCN explained that the disruption, which occurred at 1:41 p.m. on Friday, was misrepresented by some media …
The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) requires approximately ₦2.8 trillion to execute 149 electricity transmission projects nationwide, according to Adebayo Adelabu, Minister of Power. Adelabu disclosed this during budget defense sessions with power sector committees at the National Assembly, highlighting the substantial funding needed to address Nigeria’s electricity challenges. “For the TCN alone, we will need about ₦2.779 trillion to enable …