#Abuja

The Management of Abuja Electricity Distribution Plc (AEDC) has announced that there will be a 9-hour blackout in some districts on Saturday, October 28.

The TCN confirmed that a transmission substation in Abuja caught fire and stated that one of the power transformers in the substation was involved.

The Transmission Company of Nigeria disclosed that it has begun the execution of a $170 M power transmission project called the ‘Abuja Feeding Scheme’ on Thursday.

Nigeria, Abuja: The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has embarked on a large grid expansion and rehabilitation project in order to strengthen the national grid and ensure better electricity transmission across the country.

Nigeria, Abuja: The recent electricity accident in an Abuja suburb in which three persons died and several others were injured, has brought to fore the need for operators to improve on safety.

Nigeria, Abuja: In an attempt to avert future power system collapse and enhance service delivery to electricity distribution companies and consumers in the country, the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has identified three short term projects which are expected to have a quick and maximum impact on the transmission network.

Nigeria, Abuja: The transformer fire that broke out over the past weekend at Angwuar Tiv, a sprawling shanty settlement in Lugbe on the outskirts of the Nigerian capital Abuja, has thus claimed 12 lives.

Nigeria, Abuja: The Niger Delta Power Holding Company (NDPHC) is investing more than $15 million into the equipment to boost power infrastructure in Sokoto State, Nigeria.

Nigeria, Abuja: Nigeria’s National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure (NASENI) in partnership with the China Great Wall plans to build a transformer manufacturing plant in Nigeria.