TCN Explains Outages in FCT Despite Capacity To Supply Adequate Power
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The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has stated 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.
The transmission company in a statement signed by its spokesperson, Ndidi Mbah, explained that the reason “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.”
TCN noted that “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.”
