Blackout

The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has warned that parts of the North East will experience a blackout from June 10 to June 14 as crews erect new 330kV towers at the Bauchi substation. Electricity customers in Adamawa, Borno, Taraba, Yobe, Bauchi, and Gombe are...

Power generation companies (GenCos) have threatened to shut down operations due to a N4 trillion debt owed by the federal government, raising fears of a nationwide blackout. Col. Sani Bello (rtd), Chairman of the GenCos’ Board of Trustees, said the...

A system disturbance on the national grid plunged parts of Nigeria, including Lagos, into darkness on Friday. The outage comes just as the Federal Government celebrates what it called a historic rise in power generation to 6,000MW. However, by 2 PM, power generation had dropped below 1,000MW from about 4,000MW earlier in the day....

The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has announced that ongoing maintenance work on key transmission facilities will disrupt power supply in parts of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) over the weekend. In a statement released on Saturday, TCN’s General Manager...

The Kano Electricity Distribution Company (KEDCO) reported a staggering loss of over N6 billion during a 12-day power outage that disrupted business and social activities across its service areas in Kano, Jigawa, and Katsina states. In addition to revenue...

The Federal Government is evaluating alternative power sources to bolster the national grid and prevent future collapses, according to Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu. During a meeting with stakeholders and the Kano Electricity Distribution Company (KEDCO) management at their Kano...

Residents of Kaduna are beginning to see the return of electricity after a challenging 9-day blackout that left much of northern Nigeria in the dark. The restoration, confirmed by residents in Abakpa and Jinya Quarters, marks the first signs...

The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has attributed the delayed restoration of the Apir-Ugaji power line to security challenges in the area. TCN’s Managing Director, Engr. Abdulaziz Sule explained during a press briefing on Tuesday that the engineers repairing...

Business owners in Bauchi, Gombe, and Jigawa are grappling with significant losses following a prolonged blackout caused by the vandalism of a key power transmission line in northern Nigeria. The week-long outage has crippled essential services like water supply,...

Opportunistic criminals have taken advantage of the ongoing power outage in Jos North Local Government Area of Plateau State to vandalize electrical installations and steal cables in the Anguwan and Gangare communities. The blackout, which began on Monday, was caused...