The Enugu Electricity Distribution Company PLC (EEDC) has offered reasons behind the epileptic power supply in various parts of the Southeast. Head, Corporate Communications, EEDC, Emeka Eze, in a statement, be said the drop in supply availability was due to low power generation caused by gas constraints to the thermal generating companies. He further explained
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Blackout hits Anambra as TCN embarks on facility maintenance
The Enugu Electricity Distribution Company PLC (EEDC) has announced a 5-day power outage in some parts of Anambra State. Head, Corporate Communications, Emeka Ezeh, in a statement said the planned outage which would commence today, 2nd to 6th December, was to enable the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) engineers carry out maintenance on their facility. He
Read moreWhy part of Southeast is in darkness – EEDC
The Enugu Electricity Distribution Company PLC (EEDC) has explained that the reason for the loss of supply currently being experienced in parts of its network is due to the strike action embarked on by the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC), which resulted to the shutdown of the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) Stations feeding its Injection
Read moreJubilation in Awka as EEDC restores light after 4 days blackout
Thunderous jubilation reverberated across Awka, Anambra State capital and its environment following restoration of light by Enugu Electricity Distribution Company (EEDC) four days after power outage. The state capital has been in total darkness occasioned by what the power firm attributed to loss of supply from its source of power at the TCN Station, Onitsha.
Read moreWhy Awka is experiencing blackout, by EEDC
The Enugu Electricity Distribution Company PLC (EEDC) has explained reasons behind power outage currently being experienced in Awka, Anambra State. Head, Corporate Communications, Emeka Ezeh in a statement said the outage followed loss of supply from its source of power at the TCN Station, Onitsha yesterday evening. He apologised to customers, assuring of soon restoration
Read moreGovt agents, workers fiscuff throws Imo residents into darkness
Residents of communities in Imo State have been thrown into total darkness following industrial action by organised labour comprising the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC), over alleged “violent disruption and unprovoked assault on Imo State workers by agents of Imo State Government during the May Day celebration”. The Head, Corporate
Read moreCLO condemns siege on Aba Power, raises alarm on National Security implications
…the Aba Power, which provides electricity to nine out of the 17 LGAs of Abia State, was cut off from the sole transmission network Nigeria’s foremost pro-democracy group, the Civil Liberties Organisation (CLO), has criticised the ongoing power outage in Abia State as a result of the disconnection of the Aba Power from the national
Read moreAnambra residents spend Easter in darkness over fire outbreak in power station
…coming on the heels of preparations by residents to spend the Easter celebrations with their family members Residents of Awka, Anambra state capital and its environs have been thrown into total darkness following fire outbreak at the Agu-Awka Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) Station. This is coming on the heels of preparations by residents to
Read moreNo plans to privatize TCN, FG declares
‘TCN is a centrepiece in the Federal Government of Nigeria’s efforts to rejuvenate the power sector’ The Federal Government, through the Ministry of Power, said there is no plan to privatize the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN), thereby urging the public to dismiss statements regarding a non-existing plan to sell the company. Minister of Power,
Read moreDiscos, TCN Demand New Electricity Tariff Increase
The Power distribution companies and the Transmission Company of Nigeria Plc have applied to the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission for a review of their tariffs. NERC, in a document sighted by The Punch, said the request for rate review was premised on the need to incorporate changes in macroeconomic parameters and other factors affecting the
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