We’ve started generating power to national grid-TCN

The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has disclosed that most power plants that previously experienced gas supply shortage have started generating power to the grid.

To this end, TCN said if the trend continues, the problem of gas supply to power plants will be resolved in a matter of hours, stating that electricity distribution companies  and Point Load Consumers of Electricity  will be adequately served.

The company had in a statement dated March 30 and signed by its General Manager Public Affairs, Ms. Ndidi Mbah, said the power sector had in the past weeks experienced power supply shortage due to serious gas constraints to most of the nation’s thermal generating stations.

But Mbah in a statement issued in Abuja on Tuesday, informed Nigerians that TCN had received support from the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) and Gas and Power to solve the gas supply shortage.

She said: ” The Management of Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) wishes to inform the general public that it is receiving unprecedented support from the management of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) led by the GMD, Mr. Mele Kyari and COO Gas and Power, Yusuf Usman in solving the issue of gas availability to thermal power plants  and that this has significantly improved gas supply to gas generation stations nationwide”.

“TCN management led by the MD/CEO, U G Mohammed wishes to express its appreciation to the management of NNPC, Generation Companies, Distribution Companies, TCN staff on their duty posts nationwide and other sector players for the effort in sustaining the Grid during this trying period”.

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