TCN Reveals Reason For Incessant Nationwide Power Outage

The Transmission Company of Nigeria has disclosed that the incessant outages experienced nationwide is as a result of very low power generation of electricity from generation companies wheel through the transmission grid to distribution companies nationwide.

Power consumers in various locations across the country have expressed displeasure over power outrage amidst the one month scarcity of Premium Motor Spirit, popularly called petrol, in Nigeria.

Reacting to the outages in a statement issued in Abuja on Tuesday, the transmission company said, “The media has been awash with reports that TCN has reduced the load allocation to distribution companies. That information is incorrect.

“The correct position is that TCN can only transmit the quantum of power generated by Gencos through the national grid to distribution load centres nationwide.

“For clarity, TCN does not generate electricity and therefore can only transport cumulative generation from all the generation companies nationwide to distribution load centres.”

TCN stated that currently, the cumulative generation nationwide was low and Gencos had attributed this to several factors including poor gas supply, fault in generating units, scheduled and unscheduled maintenance.