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  • Vandals destroy Gwagwalada-Katampe transmission line, says TCN

    Vandals destroy Gwagwalada-Katampe transmission line, says TCN

    The Transmission Company Nigeria (TCN) on Wednesday, February 28, said vandals have destroyed tower 70 along its 330kV Gwagwalada-Katampe Transmission line.

    General Manager, Ndidi Mbah, who made this known in a statement, said the incident occurred at 11.32 pm on February 26.

    The statement said: “The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) hereby states that Tower 70 along its 330kV Gwagwalada-Katampe Transmission line has been vandalised with the tower standing precariously on the ground.

    “The sad incident occurred on the 26th of February, 2024, at about 11.32 pm.  At the said time, the Gwagwalada – Katampe Transmission line tripped at Gwagwalada Transmission Substation, and trial reclosure by TCN Operators failed, necessitating a physical patrol of the line.

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    “The TCN lines and patrol team discovered that the four (4) tower footings of Tower 70 were vandalized, destroying the tower legs and causing the tower to stand on the ground, supported by conductors.

    “The incident has reduced bulk power supply flexibility and the volume of power into Abuja by 250MW.

    “Meanwhile, TCN has mobilized to the site of the incident and has commenced an emergency repair of the damaged tower and its associated equipment.

    “We reiterate the need for vigilance in the fight against vandalism of power equipment. We must report suspicious movements around all power equipment to security operatives or the nearest TCN offices nationwide.”

  • TCN announces seven-hour blackout in Abuja

    TCN announces seven-hour blackout in Abuja

    The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has said that there would be seven-hour power outage on Saturday and Sunday in some areas of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). 

    This was revealed in a statement by the TCN General Manager, Public Affairs, Ndidi Mbah, on Saturday, February 24.

    She said: “The Transmission Company of Nigeria wishes to inform the public that its maintenance crew will carry out planned preventive maintenance on its 132/33kV 2X100MVA power Transformers in Apo Transmission Substation.”

    The maintenance is slated for Saturday and Sunday, from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm each day.

    “Consequently, there will be power interruption through both transformers and Abuja DisCo will be unable to offtake power from the two transformers for distribution to its customers,” the statement added.

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    The affected areas include Garki, Asokoro, Lugbe, Airport Road, Gudu, Gaduwa, parts of Lokogoma, Apo, Kabusa, Guzape and Nepa Junction, will experience power outages for seven hours on Saturday and Sunday.

    She noted that the power supply would be restored on both days by 4 pm.

    “TCN regrets the inconvenience this may cause electricity consumers in the affected areas,” the statement concluded.

  • TCN supplies 2,686.135Mw to 11 DisCos

    TCN supplies 2,686.135Mw to 11 DisCos

    The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) yesterday said it restored the partially collapsed grid, sending out 64,467.24MWH an average of 2,686.135W to the 11 electricity Distribution Companies (DisCos) on Sunday.

    Besides, the TCN also noted that the total energy generated on the day under review was 65,604.49MWH, an average of 2,733.52Mw.

    Meanwhile, yesterday (Monday) a document The Nation obtained from the TCN indicated that it sent out 2,651MW to the 11 DisCos at 4:38pm.

    Owing to the low energy generation on Sunday, about four DisCos got zero energy allocation from the TCN.

    The company’s Public Affairs, General Manager, Ndidi Mbah issues a press statement at 9:26pm on Sunday describing the situation as a “partial system disturbance.”

    The statement blamed the matter on lingering gas supply constraint.

    Her statement noted that the grid had been fully restored.

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    The statement reads in part: “The Transmission Company of Nigeria, TCN hereby states that the grid experienced a partial disturbance at about 11:21Hours today with Ibom power islanded, feeding Eket, Ekim, Itu & Uyo transmission substations, during the period of partial disturbance. TCN initiated immediate restoration of the affected part of the grid, and presently, the grid is fully restored.

    “Prior to the incident, total generation on the grid was 3,901.25 MW at 08:00Hours, a little over three hours before time of partial collapse. It is important to note that low power generation has persisted since January 2024, to date, exacerbating daily due to the lingering gas constraint.

    “According to the National Control Center (NCC), the Internet of Things (IoT) revealed that just before the partial disturbance, which occurred at 11:21Hrs today, Sapele Steam & Egbin Substations lost a total of 29.32MW & 343.84MW at 11:20:14Hrs & 11:20:17Hrs respectively, totalling 373.16MW. “This, combined with the current low power generation due to gas constraints, caused the imbalance leading to the partial system disturbance.

    “Gas constraints continue to impact grid flexibility and stability. Ensuring sufficient gas supply to power generating stations is crucial for grid stability as sufficient generation allows for better grid management in the event of sudden generation losses like this. TCN will investigate the cause of tripping of Sapele Steam & Egbin power generating units.”

  • TCN to boost power transmission with 10 new substations

    TCN to boost power transmission with 10 new substations

    Electricity transmission in the Lagos Region will get a massive improvement before the Yuletide as the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN), Lagos Region, comprising of Lagos and Ogun states, is set to add 10 new substations currently at the closing stages of construction into its operations.

    The general manager of TCN Lagos Region, Mojeed Akintola, made this known yesterday during a tour of ongoing projects of the TCN in Lagos. He assured that 25 other transmission projects were ongoing within the region which will ultimately raise the bar in transmission of electricity once completed.

    According to Akintola, around the Yaba axis of the company, 100MVA and 132/33KV and 33kva has been completed and ready for commissioning. In Alimosho area, Akintola explained that three voltage transformers has been installed on the secondary T3-100MVA 132/133kv transformer, amongst others.

    “The implication of this is that more electricity can be supplied for transmission to Nigerians. We are ready to up the ante in the sector,” Akintola said. 

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    He however regretted that the TCN’s operations has majorly been affected by the activities on vandals on its equipments. This, he further explained, made the firm to instal closed-circuit television (CCTV) cameras in its 39 substations in the Lagos zone due to the persistent vandalism of its equipment.

    “We are collaborating with the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence and other security agencies to check the vandals.

    “Transmission Company is also partnering with the local chiefs and kings to help in taming this trend. Definitely, we can’t do it alone without the help of communities where these installations are based,”

    “We have met a number of companies that buy the vandalised equipment. “We asked them to work with us to stop the menace, and the responses of some of them have been positive,” Akintola said.

  • TCN to boost power in Kano, Katsina, Dutse

    TCN to boost power in Kano, Katsina, Dutse

    The Kano region of the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has targeted to boost power transmission by 1200MVA at 330kV and 1800MVA at 132kV level in the region next year.

    The general manager of the region, Bashir Mohammed Gote, disclosed the company’s 2024 target while briefing journalists in Kano on the completed and ongoing power projects in the region.

    The TCN Kano region covers Kano, Katsina, and Dutse transmission substations.

    The region has a capacity of 600MVA at 330kV and 1295MVA at 132kV level upon which after completion of the ongoing works, it is expected to be 1200MVA at 330kV and 1800MVA at 132kV by the year 2024.

    He said: “The region currently has a capacity of 600MVA at 330kV level and 1295MVA at 132kV level. With the ongoing transmission, rehabilitation, and expansion programs across the nation, some projects are sited in some of the transmission substations in the region. Some of the projects have been completed this year while some are ongoing.

    “We are constructing 2x150mva 330/132kv and 2x60mva 132/33kV transmission stations at Rimin Zakara Kano. The substation is the second 330/132kV transmission station in Kano. It was completed early this year without a line.

    “The station is expected to get supply from Kumbotso before the construction of the quad line from Kaduna, but the right of way issue between Kumbotso and Rimin Zakara must be addressed before the line will be completed.

    “The installed 150MVA 330/132kV power transformer at Kumbotso was commissioned last month (November) by house engineers. The installation and commissioning of this transformer has brought up the capacity of the substation to 750MVA.

    “There is also ongoing construction of a 330kV line from Kaduna to Rimin Zakara. The line was supposed to serve as the second 330kV line to Kano, having the capacity to carry 2000MV.

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    “Installation of 40MVA 132/33kV mobile power transformer at Jamaare transmission substation is ongoing. This is a new transmission substation where a mobile power transformer was proposed at Jamaare on the Dutse – Azare 132kV line. The station when completed will relieve the Azare transmission substation.

    “Construction of 2×40MVA 132/33kv transmission substation at Walalambe, which began in 2009 will soon be completed it will relieve Dakota transmission station.”

    Gote assured he would deliver all the ongoing projects by next year.

    He said: “When the projects are all done, we expect to have improvement from 600MVA at 330kV and 1200MVA at 330kV by 2024. Similarly, we expect to have improvement from 1295MVA at 132kV and 1800MVA at 132kV.”

  • How residents stalled multi-billion naira 21 power projects in Southeast – TCN

    How residents stalled multi-billion naira 21 power projects in Southeast – TCN

    The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has lamented the strangulation of 21 power projects in the Southeast since 2019, blaming it on activities of residents.

    This is just as the company has raised the alarm over indiscriminate buildings under TCN high voltage cables and on its Right of Ways in the region.

    Addressing a press conference in Enugu, the General Manager (Transmission), Enugu Region, Engr. Emmanuel Akpa, disclosed that the projects, awarded since 2019 and aimed at boosting power supply within the region, are located in Arochukwu, Okigwe, Nnewi, Enugu, Nsukka, Orlu, 9th Mile, Nike, among others.

    He stated that while such projects had since been completed in other parts of the country, those awarded in the Southeast region had suffered sabotage and litigations from the residents, even when the Federal Government had paid the necessary compensations to land owners.

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    “This is very disturbing because these contracts have been completed in other zones. These contracts were awarded to take the 132KVA to some places to boost economic activities since 2009. There are power stations where work has been abandoned due to litigation and contest over land.

    “These projects were conceived to galvanise business in those areas. Government paid for the way lift but from then till now, the projects have not been completed because of selfish demands of our people. Even the ones built are now being vandalised.

    “The 21 projects have been abandoned in the Southeast. They are abandoned because of litigation. Certain projects of the Federal Government are being killed by some Igbo people for their selfish interests, and this is affecting the setting up of substations in the region,” he said

    He appealed to Southeast residents to develop a positive attitude towards power projects for the economic expansion of the region.

    Akpa stated that the company is facing other challenges in the region, such as buildings on the TCN right of ways; illegal excavation of soil around the tower base, especially in areas like New Artisan Market, Goshen Estate and Centenary Avenue, within the state metropolis.

  • Residents stalled multi-billion 21 power projects in Southeast – TCN

    Residents stalled multi-billion 21 power projects in Southeast – TCN

    The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has lamented the strangulation of 21 power projects in the Southeast since 2019, blaming it on activities of residents.

    Addressing reporters in Enugu, the General Manager (Transmission), Enugu Region, Engr. Emmanuel Akpa, stated that the projects, awarded since 2019 and aimed at boosting power supply within the region, are located in Arochukwu, Okigwe, Nnewi, Enugu, Nsukka, Orlu, 9th Mile, Nike, among others.

    He stated that while such projects had since been completed in other parts of the country, those awarded in the Southeast region had suffered sabotage and litigations from the residents, even when the Federal Government had paid the necessary compensations to land owners.

    “This is very disturbing because these contracts have been completed in other zones. These contracts were awarded to take the 132KVA to some places to boost economic activities since 2009. There are power stations where work has been abandoned due to litigation and contest over land.

    “These projects were conceived to galvanise business in those areas. Government paid for the way lift but from there till now, the projects have not been completed because of selfish demands of our people. Even the ones built are now being vandalised.

    “The 21 projects have been abandoned in the Southeast. They are abandoned because of litigation. Certain projects of the Federal Government are being killed by some Igbo people for their selfish interests, and this is affecting the setting up of substations in the region,” he said.

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    He appealed to Southeast residents to develop a positive attitude towards power projects for the economic expansion of the region.

    Akpa stated that the company is facing other challenges in the region, such as buildings on the TCN right of ways; illegal excavation of soil around the tower base, especially in areas like New Artisan Market, Goshen Estate and Centenary Avenue, within the state metropolis.

    Warning of dangers associated with constructing under the 330 KVA lines, he stated that radiations from the line could lead to death.

    He added: “This is aside from the issue of snapping. When it snaps, it causes great damage. We have been telling our people about the dangers of building under the power line, but nobody cares.

    “The Federal Government has stipulated the distance that should be maintained before setting up any building, which is 25 meters, but they are not ready to comply with it.”

  • TCN: don’t expect grid stability after vandalising installations

    TCN: don’t expect grid stability after vandalising installations

    Nigerians got a strict warning from the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) yesterday, that they should not expect a stable electricity grid after vandalising the company’s installations.

    The caveat for forgoing a stable grid was contained in the TCN Twitter handle, which noted that the spate of stripping its installations has become worrisome.

    According to the company, when the citizens ignore the vandals to perpetuate their crime of plundering its facilities, they should not look forward to grid stability and expansion.

    TCN said: “The rate of vandalism of TCN’s installations nationwide is becoming alarming.

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    We cannot eat our cake and have it. We cannot continue to vandalise power infrastructure or look the other way when such activities are ongoing and expect grid stability and expansion.”

    Recall that only last month, it was reported in the media that vandals destroyed  a total of 108 power transmission towers between January, last year and last month.

    In the period under review, the incidents were recorded in Benin, Abuja, Lagos, Enugu and Kano regions.

    Besides, on May 24, 2023, vandals destroyed nine transmission towers of the TCN in Ogun State.

    Among the attacks on the TCN towers were the ones credited to the Boko Haram terrorists two years ago in Borno State, which made it apparent that the incidents go beyond theft and accidents to sabotage.

  • TCN: Don’t expect grid stability after vandalising installations

    TCN: Don’t expect grid stability after vandalising installations

    Nigerians got a strict warning from the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) on Wednesday, October 4, that they should not expect a stable electricity grid after vandalizing the company’s installations.

    The caveat for foregoing a stable grid was contained in the TCN Twitter handle, which noted that the spate of stripping its installations has become worrisome.

    According to the company, when the citizens ignore the vandals to perpetuate their crime of plundering its facilities, they should not look forward to grid stability and expansion.

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    TCN said: “The rate of vandalism of TCN’s installations nationwide is becoming alarming. We cannot eat our cake and still have it. We cannot continue to vandalise power infrastructure or look the other way when such activities are ongoing and expect grid stability and expansion.”

    Recall that only last month, it was reported in the media that vandals destroyed a total of 108 power transmission towers between January 2022 and September 2023.

    In the period under review, the incidents were recorded in Benin, Abuja, Lagos, Enugu, and Kano regions.

    Besides, on May 24, 2023, vandals destroyed nine transmission towers of the TCN in Ogun State.

    Among the attacks on the TCN towers were the ones credited to the Boko Haram terrorists two years ago in Borno state, which makes it apparent that the incidents go beyond theft and accidents to sabotage.

  • TCN: Bulk power restored in Birnin Kebbi substation

    TCN: Bulk power restored in Birnin Kebbi substation

    The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) says bulk power supply has been restored to Birinin Kebbi and its environs through the Birnin Kebbi Transmission Substation.

    The restoration according to the TCN was done on Friday, at about 11.33 am.

    The bulk power restoration work was carried out by a team of substation, lines, and PC&M engineers of TCN, who came from different TCN regions nationwide, to ensure expedited repair works and that bulk power was quickly restored to Kebbi and environs in spite of the enormity of the fire incident and its effect on the substation.

    TCN Public Affairs Manager, Mrs. Ndidi Mba disclosed this in a statement yesterday.

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    The statement noted that the team of engineers who also conveyed the needed material from the regional stores to Birnin Kebbi substation worked tirelessly round the clock to restore supply through the 150MVA and 60MVA transformers unaffected by the fire incident. Supply was first restored to Sokoto State through the 132kV Kaduna-Zaria-Funtua-Gusau-Talatan Mafara line on the 15th of September 2023 and yesterday, power supply was also restored to the Birnin Kebbi town and environs. 

    Mbah said, “Presently, work is ongoing to equally connect the 132kV Birinin Kebbi – Sokoto line that will enable TCN to transmit additional bulk electricity to Sokoto State and its environs.

     “It is with a great sense of responsibility that we once again express our deepest appreciation to the government and electricity customers in Kebbi State and environs as well as the Kaduna Electricity Distribution Company, for their understanding and patience during the period.

    “We also thank all stakeholders for their understanding, support, and prayers throughout the very challenging period.

    “We remain committed to pursuing the network expansion projects and will continue to work hard to ensure the continued improvement of the nation’s transmission grid.”