TCN

A public announcement issued to customers on Thursday, September 3, said the outage was necessary to enable TCN’s technical team to safely execute critical work at the transmission facility.

The declaration followed the collapse of towers T109, T110 and T111 at Chibike Village, with TCN attributing the incident to heavy rainfall and a windstorm in the area.

July 10 (THEWILL) — Nigeria's electricity transmission losses cost the power sector an estimated N2.61 billion in the first quarter of 2026 after the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) failed to meet the transmission loss benchmark set by the...

July 3 (THEWILL) — The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has restored the Benin–Omotosho 330kV transmission line to service, bringing to an end a week-long outage that constrained electricity supply to parts of Lagos, Edo, and neighbouring states served...

July 2 (THEWILL) — The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has announced a three-day planned power outage in parts of Delta State to facilitate critical maintenance works at its Delta 132/33kV Transmission Substation. The company said the planned outage would...

July 1 (THEWILL) — The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has declared force majeure on the Oworonshoki 132/33kV and Lekki 330/132kV transmission substations following severe flooding caused by persistent rainfall in Lagos, warning that the development could disrupt electricity...

June 30 (THEWILL) — The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has announced a planned 10-hour power outage in parts of Ondo State to facilitate critical maintenance and network upgrade works at its Ondo 132/33kV Transmission Substation. In a statement issued...

June 25 (THEWILL) — The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has commenced emergency restoration efforts following a voltage instability on the national grid that disrupted electricity supply across Lagos and its environs on Thursday, resulting in the outage of...

October 28, (THEWILL) — The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has announced a planned power outage in some parts of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) due to ongoing road construction by the Federal Capital Development Authority (FCDA). A statement signed...

April 27, (THEWILL) – Contrary to claims by the authorities, there is an indication that the recent unbundling of the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) into two distinct entities will not alter the lingering energy challenge that has plagued...