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National blackout strikes amidst another collapse of the national grid

April 15, 2024April 15, 2024 - by Lovina - Leave a Comment

The Enugu Electricity Distribution Company Plc, EEDC, on Monday alerted its customers of a total system collapse, causing a blackout in the entire Southeast. EEDC in a statement issued by its Head of Corporate Communications, Emeka Eze, said the incident occurred at about 2 am on Monday. The company, however, assured residents of the region that efforts are being put in place to ensure that normalcy is restored soon. The statement reads, “This resulted in the loss of supply to all our interface TCN stations. Consequently, we were unable to provide service to our customers in Abia, Anambra, Ebonyi, Enugu, and Imo States. “However, the situation is gradually being resolved as we received supplies at Awada TCN station, Onitsha, at 7:30 am. “We are in constant communication with the relevant authorities awaiting full restoration of supply by the National Control Centre, NCC, Oshogbo”.

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TCN reacts to looming national blackout amid nationwide strike

November 14, 2023November 14, 2023 - by Lovina - Leave a Comment

As workers commenced a nationwide indefinite strike on Tuesday, the Transmission Company of Nigeria has said there is no truth in a media report about a looming national blackout. TCN emphasised that the claim made by an online news outlet alleging that the Head of Public Affairs of TCN predicted a national blackout was inaccurate and misleading. This was revealed in a statement signed by TCN management which was shared on its X account on Tuesday. The statement clarified that no such declaration was made by the Public Affairs Head, disclosing that the country’s power grid remained intact, consistently providing substantial electricity to distribution load centers across the nation. The statement said, “The Transmission Company of Nigeria hereby states that the publication by Daily Post alleging that the Head of Public Affairs of TCN said that there will be a national blackout is false and totally misleading. “The statement is mischievous and baseless as TCN, through the Public Affairs Head, did not make such a statement. “We hereby note that the nation’s grid is intact and supplying bulk electricity to …