Tag Archives: Power supply

The Egbin power generating station is currently undergoing a three-day shutdown, as announced by the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) and this is one of the reasons for the protracted power outage during the ongoing festive season in the Lagos area. The decision to carry out the maintainance is to facilitate repairs on the gas pipeline supplied by the Nigeria …

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New aggregated power poll results released by NOIPolls for the first half of 2017 January to June  covering first and second quarter revealed a decline in power supply to Nigerian households in second quarter of 2017. The report shows that an average of 31 percent of Nigerians surveyed reported the decline in power supply for the first half of this …

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Power generation has risen from 3,161 megawatts, MW to 3,578 MW over the weekend as Electricity Generating Companies; GENCOs continue to increase generation after the recent system collapse. This showed 9,222MW below the nation’s 12, 800 estimated daily national demand, meaning that many individuals, households and companies did not have constant and adequate supply in all parts of the nation. …

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The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) says that the nation’s power generation improved slightly to 3,528.90 megawatts on Feb. 1 from 2,662 megawatts on Jan. 22. This figure was disclosed on the website of the Nigerian Electricity System Operator (SO), a sub-agency of the TCN, in its daily forecast on power generation in Lagos on Wednesday. “The slight increase in …

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Today in Nigeria Friday 11th March 2016 An explosion today rocked the Central Bank of Nigeria’s office in Calabar, Cross River State. About 20 persons were injured during the explosion believed to have been triggered after a gas exploded in one of the offices at about 11am. The Lagos Division of the Court of Appeal today upheld a judgement earlier …

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