Tag: Electric
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Blackout looms as vandals damage TCN towers
The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) stated that vandals destroyed four towers along the Jos-Gombe transmission line, causing power outages in Adamawa, Gombe, and Taraba states. TCN general manager, Public Affairs, Ndidi Mbah, who reported this in a statement late Monday night, said the towers were vandalized at 3:32pm on Monday. As a result, the…
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Epileptic power supply: FG to unbundle regional DisCos into states
The Federal Government (FG) has unfolded plans to unbundle the various regional electricity Distribution Companies (DisCOs) into different states, allowing for more localised oversight. This was even as it noted that the active participation of governments at the state level will meaningfully transform the sector. The Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu made the disclosure when…