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TCN reveals why Maryland power substation caught fire

December 18, 2023December 18, 2023 - by Lovina - Leave a Comment

The Transmission Company of Nigeria, TCN, says a capacity voltage transformer explosion caused the fire incident at its 131/33kV substation in Maryland. Ndidi Mbah, General Manager of Public Affairs, TCN, disclosed this in a statement on Sunday. The explanation comes hours after a fire razed Maryland’s substation on Saturday, resulting in darkness in the affected locations. “The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) hereby states that at about 7:57 pm on Saturday, 16th December 2023, a fire occurred following a capacitor voltage transformer explosion on the Maryland-Ikorodu 132/33kV. “The substation was restored into service. “TCN regrets the inconveniences the incident caused electricity consumers taking supply from Maryland Transmission Substation and notes that it is diligently pursuing the reconductoring/rehabilitating of all its 132kV transmission lines and switchgear nationwide, which would greatly help eliminate such incidents”. Meanwhile, experts in the power sector blamed obsolete transmission equipment and lack of maintenance as reasons for the fire incident. Recall that in September 2023, fire also gutted the Kebbi substation.

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Insecurity threatening 3 TCN Shiroro lines- GM

December 7, 2023December 7, 2023 - by Editor - Leave a Comment

SHIRORO (NIGER)- The Shiroro Region of the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) says three of its transmission lines are under security threat. Malam Maiwada Sarki-Bello, General Manager of TCN, Shiroro Region, disclosed this while briefing newsmen on the company’s achievements in 2023 in Shiroro on Thursday. He disclosed that the company was challenged by insecurity on Shiroro-Kaduna 330KV lines, Shiroro-Katampe 330KV line and Gwagwalada 330KV line and Shiroro-Tegina 132KV line. He added that the company was also challenged by the radial nature of Shiroro-Tegina-Kontagora-Yauri line, adding, however, that security had improved since the coming of the present administration. “Insecurity is our biggest challenge, whenever there is problem with our lines, we will have to strategise before moving our staff to the lines having problem and our partners do not understand that. “But we commend the Federal Government for being proactive by deploying security personnel to safeguard the entire dam which has reduced the security threat,” he said. The general manager said parts of the company’s achievements were the purchase of six new 330KV current transformers on bus coupler at Jeba …

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AEDC announces annual maintenance on Katampe-Apo transmission line

December 6, 2023December 6, 2023 - by Editor - Leave a Comment

ABUJA- The Abuja Electricity Distribution (AEDC) says the annual maintenance on Katampe-Apo 132 Kilo Volt (kV) Transmission Line by the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) will hold from Dec. 6 to Dec. 13.This is contained in a statement by the AEDC in Abuja on Wednesday. The company said that power outage would occur daily from 8:00a.m., to 6p.m. which would lead to a 40.0 Megawatts (MW) reduction in load within Apo, Karu, Keffi, Akwanga, and Kukwaba 132kV transmission substations.It listed the areas to be affected to include Apo, Garki, National Hospital, Garki 2, Asokoro, Guzape, Lugbe (Airport Road), Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, and environs and parts of Nasarawa State.”While we regret the inconvenience caused, please be assured that this extension is intended to enhance service delivery,” the company said(NAN)

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We’re ready to supply electricity to Niger Republic when ban is lifted– TCN

December 5, 2023December 5, 2023 - by Editor - Leave a Comment

KADUNA- The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) says it is ready to supply Niger Republic back with electricity whenever Nigeria lifts the ban on the country. The General Manager Transmission, Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN), Kaduna Region, Mr Ganiyu Aliyu, stated while briefing journalists in Kaduna on the achievements of the region in 2023. He explained that the company can supply the neighbouring country without affecting its power supply in the region due to the capacity increase it witnessed. Aliyu said, “We have increasef our capacity very well, in fact I can say authoritatively, that we are comfortable here in Kaduna. “There’s something we called redundancy in power system, It’s like you having two phones, one is your hot line, the another one is on standby. “In case we have any trouble, we have made this place capable that we can transfer our load from one transformer to another transformer.” He affirmed that its service delivery had significantly improved in 2023 as a result of the increase in new transmission projects to boost electricity supply in the country. He stated …

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Provide funds for completion of Okpai-Kwale transmission line project – House of Reps urge Ministry of power, TCN

September 27, 2023September 27, 2023 - by Editor - Leave a Comment

By Ogechi Okorie Nigeria House of Representatives on Tuesday urged the Federal Ministry of Power and Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) to urgently provide required funds to ensure completion of the Okpai–Kwale Transmission Line Project in Ndokwa/Ukwuani Federal constituency of Delta State. They also mandated the House Committee on Power to ensure that bottlenecks mitigating against the completion of the project are effectively addressed and the project is completed in due time. This was sequel to a motion moved by Hon. Nnamdi Ezechi representing Ndokwa/UKwuani Federal Constituency in the National Assembly on the floor of the green chambers. Hon. Ezechi while moving the motion noted that Ndokwa/Ukwuani Federal Constituency is host to the 960 megawatts Okpai IndependentPower Plant, which plays a significant role in supplying electricity to Anambra, Enugu and Abuja, thereby making it a crucial asset for the nation’s power distribution system. He expressed concerned that despite its significant role in power supply as well as hosting several Oil Companiesincluding the Nigerian Agip Oil Company (NAOC), Sterling Exploration and Energy Production Company (SEEPCO), Midwestern Oil and Gas limited, Energia …

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TCN reveals more on collapse of national grid

July 21, 2022July 21, 2022 - by Lovina - Leave a Comment

The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has given an update after the national grid collapsed again on Wednesday. Mrs Ndidi Mbah, TCN General Manager, Public Affairs, said on Thursday that the restoration of the grid is almost complete. Mbah said that the national grid experienced system disturbance at about 11:27a.m. on Wednesday, but that its restoration was almost completed as at 11:00p.m. ”The incident was as a result of a sudden drop in system frequency from 49.94 Hertz (HZ) to 47.36Hz, which created system instability,” she said. Hertz is a unit of frequency which replaces the earlier term of one cycle per second (cps). Mbah said that reports from the National Control Centre (NCC), revealed that the collapse was precipitated by the tripping of a unit with a load of 106 Megawatts (MW) in one of the generating stations due to “Exhaust over Temperature”. She said the tripping pulled out other grid-connected units in the plant, which resulted in aggregated generation loss of 457MW. “A train of events ensued, culminating in the collapse of the national grid. “As obtainable in all systems, …

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FG Has No Plans To Privatise TCN – BPE

July 13, 2021July 13, 2021 - by Editor - Leave a Comment

…..As BPE transactions hits N1trllion By Chris Udochukwu Abuja (Precise Post) – The Bureau of Public Enterprises (BPE) has said that the Federal Government is not planning to privatise the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN). The BPE Director of Energy, Mr. Yonana Malu made this known to newsmen in Abuja yesterday. The plan, according to him, is for the government to retain its ownership and concession a segment of the transmission. He added that the plan is to reform the entity through concessioning to make it more efficient. TCN is for reform, he said, stressing: the “government is not thinking of privatising. It is thinking of ways and means that private capital can be brought to the transmission company without giving out the ownership of the transmission company. “So, we are thinking of concessioning segments of the transmission area so that you can have somebody building the high tension line covering areas that have not been reached and maintain the existing ones to get maximum value… “The idea is not to privatise. The idea is to reform and make it …

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TCN, States Collaborate To Expand Transmission Networks

December 13, 2019December 13, 2019 - by Edit - Leave a Comment

By Constance Imasuen Abuja, Dec 13, 2019 (NAN) The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN), says it is collaborating with state governments on Right of Way (RoW) to expand transmission networks. Mr Usman Mohammed, the Managing Director of TCN said this at the 3rd Quarter 2019 media briefing in Abuja. Right of Way is the right to make a way over a piece of land usually to and from another piece of land. He said that the collaboration had become necessary, given the difficulties in securing RoW. “TCN under the current management devised a strategy for collaborating with these states for the expansion of transmission networks of 25 meters on both sides for 330 Kilo Volt (KV) lines and 15 meters on both sides for 132KV lines,’’ he said. Mohammed said that TCN was collaborating with Edo, Katsina, Ogun, Lagos, Kano, Abia, Ondo, Kebbi, Yobe, and Borno states governments. “Under similar arrangement, TCN entered into agreement with Enugu State Government under which the 132KV substation by the Niger Delta Power Holding Company over four years was energised within two months. “After the stringing of the five …

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TCN Set To Supply Eko Atlantic City 1,000mw From National Grid

September 22, 2019September 22, 2019 - by Edit - Leave a Comment

By Raji Rasak Lagos – The management of Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) says it has set machinery in motion to supply Eko Atlantic City, Lagos, 1,000 megawatts of power from the grid under its Eligible Customers arrangement. The Managing Director of TCN, Dr Usman Mahammed, made this known during his tour of the city in Victoria Island. Mahammed said: “We have conducted a study under which we want to supply Eko Atlantic City directly from the grid. “The study shows that gradually, the energy required by the city will be closed to 1,000mw, but it will take a long time before we reach that stage. “At present, we will connect them to about 300mw; but, I think we will grow up to 1,000mw gradually. “All arrangements that will make it reach 1,000mw is what we are putting in place,” he said. The managing director said that the city would be connected to the grid under the Eligible Customer arrangements of former Minister of Power, Work and Housing, Mr Babatunde Fashola. “Under the Eligible Customer arrangement, Eko Atlantic City is …