TCN BLAMES DISCOs, GENCOs FOR POOR ELECTRICITY IN NIGERIA

TCN BLAMES DISCOs, GENCOs FOR POOR ELECTRICITY IN NIGERIA

The electricity Transmission Company of Nigeria, TCN, has said that the lack of capacity in the electricity Generation Companies, GENCOs, and Distribution Companies, DISCOs, is the main reason for the incessant collapses in the national grid. The country’s power grid has collapsed about seven times this year,  with the last collapse on September 26. At the backdrop of this the chairman, of the Technical and Monitoring Committee of the TCN governing board, Mr. Nsima Ekere,…

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NIGERIA PLEDGES US $1.61bn FOR 24 HOURS POWER SUPPLY.

NIGERIA PLEDGES US $1.61bn FOR 24 HOURS POWER SUPPLY.

The Federal Government  in conjunction with some International donors has set aside US$1.6bn to ensure 24 hours power supply in Nigeria. The Managing Director of the Transmission Company of Nigeria Alahji Usman Gur; at the Kumbosto Power substation in Kano revealed that the Federal Government of Nigeria has embarked on a project called the Transmission Rehabilitation Expansion Programme aimed at supplying the country with constant electricity. “We are rehabilitating and expanding to 20,000 mega watt…

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