Nigeria supplies 24-hour electricity to Togo, Niger, Benin Republic, others – TCN boss
The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) says Nigeria supplies electricity to neighbouring nations such as Togo, Benin Republic and Niger Republic.
TCN’s Chief Executive Officer Sule Abdulaziz disclosed this on Channels Television, as the country’s power sector has in the last week experienced a series of blackouts with the national grid collapsing thrice in seven days.
Abdulaziz, however, added that some Nigerians are enjoying constant power supply, especially those in Band A, saying that electricity distribution companies, better known as DiScos, prioritize those in Band A and are expected to supply them between 18 hours and 22 hours of electricity.
As the incessant grid collapse has raised concerns among Nigerians who have questioned the handling of the country’s power sector, the TCN chief blamed aged infrastructure for the frequent grid collapse but said a backup system is in the works.
According to him, “Presently, we are doing the scatter system for the whole network and it is funded by the World Bank, and the project will take two years to be completed, and now we have done 70% of the project,” he said.
“Almost a month ago, we were at Gwagwalada (in Abuja) with the World Bank, where we celebrated the project. It is 70 percent completed. Once we have the scatter system, it will reduce the frequency of getting system disturbances,” he said
