GenCos responsible for current poor power supply nationwide – TCN

The Transmission Company of Nigeria, TCN says “low power generation into the nation’s grid” is responsible for the current epileptic power supply across the country.

This is contained in a statement by the Company to explain that recent vandalism of its Gwagwalade-Katampe transmission towers does not affect its capacity to provide bulk supply to the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja.

Below is the full statement issued by the Transmission Company of Nigeria, TCN:

TCN’s CAPACITY TO SUPPLY ADEQUATE POWER TO ABUJA HAS NOT BEEN IMPACTED BY GWAGWALADA-KATAMPE TRANSMISSION LINE VANDALISIM

The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) hereby states that the current power supply situation in Abuja is not attributable to inadequate transmission capacity resulting from the Gwagwalada tower vandalism incident of 26th February, 2024.

This is because TCN supplies AEDC bulk power for Abuja and environs through three major 330kV transmission lines. The three bulk power sources are to ensure flexibility and reliability .

Contrary to recent publications in the media, therefore, the Gwagwalada incident impacted the redundancy and flexibility of bulk supply and not the capability of TCN to supply adequate bulk supply to Abuja and environs.

This simply means that the wheeling capacity of TCN to Abuja has not been affected because the available 2X330kV Shiroro – Katampe Transmission lines are sufficient to convey allocated power to Abuja.

It is important to note that the current power situation being experienced generally is a result of low load allocation, caused by low power generation into the nation’s grid.

Post: By Kaar Ityo