Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has said it target the completion 22 critical projects captured in the 2016 Federal Government Budget before the end of the year. The Managing Directors and Chief executive of TCN, Engr. Abubakar Atiku, who stated this in a press briefing in Abuja, noted that resolve is part of efforts to meet President Muhammadu Buhari’s aspiration … Read More
Dormant Power Stations Contribute to National Grid
Three power stations, which had been dormant have come back on stream and started contributing to the National Grid, the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN), has said. TCN who disclosed this in its Independent System Operator (ISO) review of the national grid performance, listed the power plants to include Omoku, Trans-Amadi and Rivers Independent Power Plant (IPP). It noted that … Read More
GENCOs Raise Concern Over TCN’s Operational Capacity
Electricity Generation Companies (Gencos) have attributed the current transmission infrastructure of the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) as a threat to the safety of their operations and equipment. The Gencos have, in their expression of distrust with TCN’s operational capacity, also restated similar feelings on TCN as shared by the electricity Distribution Companies (Discos). They had earlier in 2014 warned … Read More