Tag: TCN
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TCN to purchase spinning reserve for grid maintenance – MD
The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN), says it plans to procure a spinning reserve to maintain the national grid frequency within specified limits. The Managing Director of TCN, Mr Sule Abdulaziz said this in an interview with NAN in Abuja on Sunday.
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FG to invest $800m in power sector
The Federal Government says it plans to invest 800 million dollars in the construction of sub-stations and distribution networks as part of the Presidential Power Initiative (PPI).
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Abuja: TCN announces planned power outage
The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has announced that parts of Abuja, the federal capital territory (FCT) will be without electricity power supply on Tuesday. TCN disclosed that its maintenance crew will carry out planned maintenance on two of its power transformers at the Apo 132/33kV transmission substation and that this will happen from 9 am…
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JUST IN: National grid collapses for the fifth time
The National grid has collapsed for the fifth time this year, TheNewsGuru.com reports The Transmission Company of Nigeria, (TCN) confirmed the incident to Punch, saying it was a partial collapse. The TCN official, who spoke on condition of anonymity, added that power is being restored gradually. Meanwhile, TCN, in a recent report, disclosed that there’s been a…
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Parts of Abuja thrown into total darkness
Some parts of Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) have been thrown into total darkness following a technical fault at a power station of the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN).
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Total darkness looms in Abuja, environs as TCN suspends AEDC over market rules
The Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC) has been suspended by the Market Operator (MO) of the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN), for not complying with provisions of the market rules.
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FEC orders SGF to remove University lecturers from IPPIS
The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has mandated Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), George Akume, to immediately implement the decision to remove university lecturers from the Integrated Personnel and Payroll Information System (IPPIS) platform.
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National grid fully restored after partial collapse – TCN
The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) says national grid was restored at about 9.57 p.m. on Saturday after a partial collapse. TCN’s General Manager, Public Affairs, Ndidi Mbah in a statement in Abuja on Sunday, said there was a partial disturbance of the grid a
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BREAKING: Blackout as national grid collapse for the fourth time
The National grid has collapsed for the fourth time this year, TheNewsGuru.com(TNG) reports According to the website of the Independent System Operator, which is an autonomous arm of the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN), the power plants’ contribution to the grid started to decrease around 2pm, dropping to 2,797.16MW from the average of 3,417.99MW around…
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TCN suspends planned 2-month power outage in Ondo, Ekiti
The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has suspended the planned power outage on Osogbo/Akure and Ado-Ekiti 132KV lines. The outage was earlier scheduled for two months according to the BEDC Electricity Plc (BEDC)