Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) Archives - Businessday NG Tue, 18 Apr 2023 10:09:48 +0000 en-US hourly 1 188198514 The NESI Components: Exploring the distribution sub-sector https://businessday.ng/paywall-free/article/the-nesi-components-exploring-the-distribution-sub-sector/ https://businessday.ng/paywall-free/article/the-nesi-components-exploring-the-distribution-sub-sector/#respond Tue, 18 Apr 2023 10:09:48 +0000 https://businessday.ng/?p=723047 Nigerian electricity

Introduction In the Nigerian electricity value chain, there are four (4) primary players, namely: the Generation Companies (GenCos), the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN), the Distribution Companies (DisCos) and the consumers. Today, in Nigeria, there are currently about twenty-four (24) GenCos generating electricity from their power-generating plants for the teeming Nigerian populace. The TCN is […]

read more The NESI Components: Exploring the distribution sub-sector

]]> https://businessday.ng/paywall-free/article/the-nesi-components-exploring-the-distribution-sub-sector/feed/ 0 723047 The opportunities and barriers to sustainable on-grid power generation in Nigeria https://businessday.ng/paywall-free/article/the-opportunities-and-barriers-to-sustainable-on-grid-power-generation-in-nigeria/ https://businessday.ng/paywall-free/article/the-opportunities-and-barriers-to-sustainable-on-grid-power-generation-in-nigeria/#respond Tue, 04 Apr 2023 00:00:18 +0000 https://businessday.ng/?p=719671 Nigerian national grid

Introduction The Nigerian national grid is currently being operated by the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) with the mandate of evacuating energy from various Generation Companies (GenCos) to the consumers through the Distribution Companies (DisCos). This mandate involves transmitting the existing contracted capacity of 4,000MW to over 12.6 million registered customers, according to the Nigerian […]

read more The opportunities and barriers to sustainable on-grid power generation in Nigeria

]]> https://businessday.ng/paywall-free/article/the-opportunities-and-barriers-to-sustainable-on-grid-power-generation-in-nigeria/feed/ 0 719671 Cash-strapped Nigeria secures funding to fix grid projects from China https://businessday.ng/news/article/cash-strapped-nigeria-secures-funding-to-fix-grid-projects-from-china/ https://businessday.ng/news/article/cash-strapped-nigeria-secures-funding-to-fix-grid-projects-from-china/#respond Wed, 08 Mar 2023 13:23:35 +0000 https://businessday.ng/?p=713403 Sule Ahmed Abdulaziz

The Transmission Company of Nigeria has signed an agreement with a consortium of Chinese companies to secure financing required for projects that will enhance the creaking grid, says TCN head, Sule Abdulaziz at an energy conference in Dubai, on Tuesday. During a panel session at the Middle East Energy Conference, Sule said securing funding to […]

read more Cash-strapped Nigeria secures funding to fix grid projects from China

]]> https://businessday.ng/news/article/cash-strapped-nigeria-secures-funding-to-fix-grid-projects-from-china/feed/ 0 713403 TCN powers gas substation, adds 98MW to national grid https://businessday.ng/news/article/tcn-powers-gas-substation-adds-98mw-to-national-grid/ https://businessday.ng/news/article/tcn-powers-gas-substation-adds-98mw-to-national-grid/#respond Thu, 01 Dec 2022 09:05:26 +0000 https://businessday.ng/?p=693521 Transmission Company of Nigeria

The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has switched on a new 2X60MVA, 132/33 kilo-volt Gas Insulated Substation (GIS) at Gwarinpa, to add 98 megawatts (MW) to the national grid. The 132kV transmission substation is one of the five substation projects comprising the Abuja Ring Projects, funded by Agence Francais de Development (AFD). The substation, which […]

read more TCN powers gas substation, adds 98MW to national grid

]]> https://businessday.ng/news/article/tcn-powers-gas-substation-adds-98mw-to-national-grid/feed/ 0 693521 $170m power project to boost transmission by 1GW – FG https://businessday.ng/energy/article/170m-power-project-to-boost-transmission-by-1gw-fg/ https://businessday.ng/energy/article/170m-power-project-to-boost-transmission-by-1gw-fg/#respond Tue, 15 Nov 2022 11:29:11 +0000 https://businessday.ng/?p=690208 Abubakar Aliyu

The Federal Government of Nigeria has said the completion of ongoing projects at transmission substations across the country will increase Nigeria’s transmission by 1000 megawatts (MW) in Abuja and its environs. Abubakar Aliyu, minister of power, in a post on Twitter, said the power stations are part of Abuja’s ring project aimed at boosting the […]

read more $170m power project to boost transmission by 1GW – FG

]]> https://businessday.ng/energy/article/170m-power-project-to-boost-transmission-by-1gw-fg/feed/ 0 690208