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Transmission Company of Nigeria Gives Fresh Update on Monday’s National Blackout

The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has announced that the restoration of the national grid, which collapsed on Monday, is nearly complete. In a statement issued on Tuesday, the TCN reported that the grid experienced a partial disturbance on Monday, October 14, 2024, at around 6:48 PM and suffered a setback at around 10:24 AM […]

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TCN Gives Update on Monday’s Collapse of National Grid

The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has stated that Monday’s national grid collapse was partial. The nation was thrown into darkness suddenly at about 6:48pm on Monday. Enugu Electricity Distribution Company confirmed the national grid collapse in a statement by its spokesperson, Emeka Ezeh, on Monday. Eko Electricity Distribution sent out a message via ita […]

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NERC Unbundles TCN, Establishes New Structure

The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has unbundled the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN). The commission made this known in a circular dated April 30, 2023, and jointly signed by its Chairman, Sanusi Garba, and Vice Chairman, Musiliu Oseni, respectively. NERC said following the unbundling of the TCN, it has established the Nigerian Independent System […]

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TCN Confirms National Grid Fully Restored

JUST IN ! ‘Electricity Fully Restored Nationwide after Grid Collapse’ – TCN

The Transmission Company of Nigeria, (TCN), has announced that the collapsed national grid has been restored after hours of a total nationwide blackout on Sunday. The power outage occurred on Sunday as a result of the grid collapsing for the first time in 2024. The blackout came after a partial grid disturbance that occurred on […]

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TCN Blames Reduced Electricity Transmission on Decreased Gas Supply

The reduction in power transmission to electricity distribution companies is a result of the low gas supply emanating from constraints experienced by thermal generating companies. This was disclosed by the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN). In a statement on Thursday, Jan. 25, TCN’s General Manager, Public Affairs, Ndidi Mbah, said it is, however, working with […]

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Power Generation Drops again as National Grid Collapses

Nigeria Thrown into Darkness as National Electricity Grid Collapses

The entire country has once again been thrown into darkness after the national grid operated by the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) from Osogbo in Osun State collapsed. The incident occurred in the early hours of today, Thursday, September 14 resulting in transmission plummeting to a meagre 273 megawatts of electricity coming from just 2 […]

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