Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN)

Vandals Attack TCN Tower, Disrupt Power Supply to Maiduguri, Damaturu

By Joycelyn Ellakeche Adah The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has reported the vandalism of one of its transmission towers, T347, along the...

Barely 24 Hours After, Electricity Workers Suspend Strike

Electricity workers, under the aegis of the National Union of Electricity Employees (NUEE) and the Senior Staff Association of Electricity and Allied Companies...

Egbin Power Plant Fire Disrupts Electricity Supply to Lagos, TCN Transformer Damaged

By Joycelyn Ellakeche Adah A fire at the Egbin Power Plant on the morning of August 5, 2025, has damaged a critical 150MVA...

TCN Inaugurates Committee to Drive Power Sector Recovery, Boost Grid Efficiency

By Joycelyn Ellakeche Adah In a renewed push to reform Nigeria’s ailing power sector, the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has inaugurated a...

Vandalism, Obsolete Infrastructure, Underfunding Threaten Nigeria’s Transmission Network – TCN MD

By Joycelyn Ellakeche Adah Delayed energy reform, incessant large-scale vandalism, obsolete infrastructure, and years of chronic underfunding have exacerbated Nigeria’s power crisis, Transmission...

Power Sector: Minister Urges Stricter Laws, Increased Funding, DisCo Accountability

Power Minister Adebayo Adelabu has canvassed tougher laws to fight the ongoing destruction of Nigeria’s power infrastructure. At a two-day retreat hosted by...

TCN Begins Work on Collapsed Kainji–Birnin Kebbi Line Transmission Towers 

By Joycelyn Ellakeche Adah The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) says it has commenced reconstruction work on three transmission towers that collapsed along...

Just in: Power supply hits record 5,713MW, highest in four years – TCN

Following years of persistent power shortages and frequent national grid collapses, the Transmission Company of Nigeria(TCN) said power generation peaked at 5,713.60 megawatts...

Just in: Some parts of Abuja to experience 7-hour power outage – TCN

Abuja’s prolonged power outage persists, with the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) announcing a seven-hour power interruption in parts of the capital city...

Hours after national grid failure, TCN restores Omotosho-Ikeja West line

The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) says it has restored the Omotosho-Ikeja West 330kV transmission line which tripped at the Omotosho end, causing...

Three weeks after vandalism, TCN begins repairs of Abuja transmission line

Three weeks after vandals damaged an underground transmission line near Millennium Park in Abuja, the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has announced that...

Vandals target Abuja’s power infrastructure, steal TCN cables

The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has announced that electricity lines supplying power to various parts of Abuja have once again been attacked...

TCN blames technical hitches for widespread power outages, rules out grid collapse

The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has attributed the intermittent power outages and fluctuations experienced in various parts of the country on Saturday,...

Vandals destroy TCN towers, disrupt power supply in Abuja

The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has reported a fresh attack on its 330 kV Lokoja-Gwagwalada transmission line 1, disrupting bulk power supply...

TCN confronts latest national grid failure as blackout hits Nigeria again

Bulk power restoration has started, according to the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN), hours after another national grid collapse plunged Nigeria into darkness....

FG inaugurates forensic investigative committee to address incessant grid collapse

The Federal Government has established a forensic investigative committee to tackle the recurring national grid collapse that has plunged the country into darkness....