Energy Business Digest8:00 pm TCN to Maintain Major Transformer in Abuja With Minimal Power Interruption
11:31 am President Buhari Appoints Aliyu Tahir as NEMSA MD/CEO
6:10 pm Ibadan DisCo Falls into AMCON’s Hands
2:43 pm REA Gives 24,000 Rural Families Cause to Smile with Solar Power
4:08 pm TCN Energizes 2nd 330kV Akangba-Ikeja West Line in Lagos
TCN to Maintain Major Transformer in Abuja With Minimal Power Interruption
President Buhari Appoints Aliyu Tahir as NEMSA MD/CEO
Ibadan DisCo Falls into AMCON’s Hands
REA Gives 24,000 Rural Families Cause to Smile with Solar Power
TCN to Maintain Major Transformer in Abuja With Minimal Power Interruption
The management of Transmission Company of. Nigeria, TCN, has announced that her engineers would carry out the usual annual maintenance on the 150MVA 330/132/33kV transformer and associated switch gears at the Gwagwalada Transmission Substation in Abuja. According to the notice published on the company’s twitter handle, the planned maintenance would take place on Saturday, 29th […]
President Buhari Appoints Aliyu Tahir as NEMSA MD/CEO
President Mohammadu Buhari has appointed Aliyu Tahir as the new Managing Director/CEO of the Nigerian Electricity Management Service Agency (NEMSA). The appointment which took effect from December 31, 2021 is for four years at the first instance and renewable based on performance. Before the appointment, Engr Aliyu Tahir was General Manager Technical Standards & Inspectorate […]
Ibadan DisCo Falls into AMCON’s Hands
The Assets Management Corporation of Nigeria, (AMCON) has finally taken over the control of Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company, (IBEDC) Limited over her inability to off-set acquisition loan from Polaris Bank (Skye Bank), several months after it got the Notice of Receivership in August 2021. In a public notice, AMCON stated that it had appointed Mr […]
Un-masking Critical Developments in the Power Sector
By Clem Ezeolisah A lot of critical infrastructure development is taking place in the Power Sector and the outcomes are manifesting in more quality service delivery by all segments of the power industry. However, there seems to be a serious disconnect; these developments in power infrastructure and the output in improved service delivery are either […]
Power Africa Initiative: Details and Benefits for Africa, Investors and the People
During his June 2013 four- nation tour of Africa, the U.S. President Barack Obama inaugurated the Power Africa Initiative. The major objective of the initiative is to set up actions and partnerships that would culminate in the up-scaling of power generation in sub Saharan Africa by as much as 10,000MW and increasing the number of […]
2-Day TCN Workshop on SCADA
TCN is hosting a 2-day international workshop on how to deploy State-of-the-art SCADA system for the National Grid on 26 and 27 June in the Federal Capital City, Abuja. The Workshop to be declared open by the Honorable Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Mr Babatunde Fashola will feature experts from all over the world. […]
TCN Outage Announcement for Abuja Residents
The Management of TCN, Abuja Region has announced that two power transformers at the Apo Transmission Substaion, Apo, Abuja that wheels power to most distribution load centers in the Federal Capital City would be out on annual maintenance on Sunday, 22nd April from 9am to 3pm. The Power utility company believes that the maintenance is […]
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TCN to Maintain Major Transformer in Abuja With Minimal Power Interruption
The management of Transmission Company of. Nigeria, TCN, has announced that her engineers would carry out the usual annual maintenance on the 150MVA 330/132/33kV transformer and associated switch gears at the Gwagwalada Transmission Substation in Abuja. According to the notice published on the company’s twitter handle, the planned maintenance would take place on Saturday, 29th […]
Ibadan DisCo Falls into AMCON’s Hands
The Assets Management Corporation of Nigeria, (AMCON) has finally taken over the control of Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company, (IBEDC) Limited over her inability to off-set acquisition loan from Polaris Bank (Skye Bank), several months after it got the Notice of Receivership in August 2021. In a public notice, AMCON stated that it had appointed Mr […]
President Buhari Re-appoints Chiedu Ugbo, MD & Executive Directors of NDPHC for Another 4 Years
President Buhari has approved the reappointment of Chiedu Ugbo, Managing Director of Niger Delta Power Holding Company of Nigeria for another four years. MD/CEO, NDPHC, Barr Chiedu Ugbo The news was delivered today in the release signed by Laolu Akande, Special Assistant, Media to the Vice President, Prof Yemi Osinbajo. According to the release, the […]
TCN Announces New Peak Power Generation of 5,420.30MW
The Transmission Company of Nigeria. TCN. has today announced the attainment of 5,420.20MW power generation, which is a new all time high record in the nation. Minster of Power, Sale Mamman According to the release published on the Tweeter handle of the company and signed by the company’s General Manager Public Affairs, Ndidi Mbah, the […]
TCN to Maintain Major Transformer in Abuja With Minimal Power Interruption
The management of Transmission Company of. Nigeria, TCN, has announced that her engineers would carry out the usual annual maintenance on the 150MVA 330/132/33kV transformer and associated switch gears at the Gwagwalada Transmission Substation in Abuja. According to the notice published on the company’s twitter handle, the planned maintenance would take place on Saturday, 29th […]
TCN Energizes 2nd 330kV Akangba-Ikeja West Line in Lagos
Transmission Company of Nigeria, TCN, has energized the 2nd 330kV Akangba- Ikeja West Line to backfeed bulk electricity to Ikeja West Substation in Lagos, following the fall of 5 towers on the main power line that were brought down by the vandalized pipeline fire a few days ago in Lagos. According to the MD/CEO, Dr […]
Power Sector Investors Demand Settlement of N50bn Debt to Reflate the Sector
Investors in the nation’s power sector have once again painted a gloomy picture of the power sector as they called for the settlement of N50 billion owed them and the introduction of a realistic tariff structure, reflective of the current rate of inflation and foreign exchange rate. The Chairman of Transcorp Power Ltd, Mr. Tony […]
President Jonathan Commisssions Ayobo-Lagos New Transmission Substation
President Goodluck Jonathan, who has recently been on auto-pilot with inauguration of several critical projects, has declared that his administration has done more than any other administration in revitalising the power industry in Nigeria. The President made the declaration while officially commissioning the newly constructed Ayobo 2 x 60MVA, 132/33KV transmission substation in Ikeja West […]
Minister asks Ibadan DisCo & TCN to collaborate to improve power supply to customers
The Minister of State, Power, Mr Goddy Jeddy-Agba, has urged the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) to collaborate with the Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company (IBEDC), and indeed all DisCos, to improve power supply to customers. He spoke during a tour of upgraded facilities of the IBEDC interchange injection sub-station and TCN Transmission substation in Ayede […]
FEC Approves N8.64bn to Fund 1st Phase Siemens Power Deal
The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has ratified President Muhammadu Buhari’s anticipatory approval for the release of N8,648,081,465 to fund phase one of the Nigeria-Germany electricity deal. The fund, which is an offshore loan facility of €15.21 million, an equivalent of N6,940,081,465.20, and N1.708 billion onshore fund, is the counterpart funding of the first phase of […]
Abandoned Power Projects in Nigeria to be Completed – Minister of Power
The Minister of Power, Mr Sale Mamman has pledged to complete and commission several abandoned power transmission projects located in various parts of the country. The Minister said completing and commissioning the power projects was among the priority assignments he was given by President Buhari when he assumed duty in August 2019 and declared that […]
Senate Power Committee Commends TCN on Power Projects to Boost Bulk Power into Abuja
The Senate Committee on Power led by the Chairman, Senator Gabriel Suswan has commended TCN for the level of work on the on-going power projects in spite of the pandemic. Senator Suswanspoke during the tour of sites of several on-going power projects of TCN to boost bulk power delivery into Abuja and environs. According to […]
Ikeja Electric Gets new CEO, Signs Supply Agreement with Estate
The baton has changed hands at Ikeja Electric Plc, Nigeria’s largest Electricity Distribution Company with the appointment of Mrs. Folake Soetan as its Acting Chief Executive Officer. She took over the saddle on Monday, 2nd March, 2020. She takes over from Dr. Anthony Youdeowei who had led the company as CEO for the last four […]
Ghana, Siemens sign €250m Power Grid Improvement Deal
While some Nigerian Power Sector operators and experts have issues with the recent Nigerian Government agreements with Germany for Siemens to reposition the nation’s power infrastructure, the Government of Ghana has wholeheartedly signed a similar mega deal with the company. Siemens has just signed a memorandum of understanding with the Republic of Ghana to upgrade […]