TCN COMMISSIONS 60MVA TRANSFORMER IN YOBE 

The Transmission Company of Nigeria, TCN, has commissioned a new 60MVA, 132/33kV Mobile Power Transformer at its Damaturu Transmission Substation in Yobe State. The transformer was energized at 9:50pm on Thursday, July 16, 2026.

With the new installation, the substation’s total transformation capacity has increased from 120MVA to 180MVA. TCN says this will enhance operational flexibility and reliability at the facility.

NERC JOINS MINISTER TEGBE TO UNITE POWER SECTOR

The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission, NERC, says it fully supports the call by the Honourable Minister of Power, Chief Joseph Tegbe, for greater harmony in the Nigerian Electricity Market. NERC stated this in a press statement issued on the 19th of July 2026.

CONSUMER GROUPS PROTEST EXCLUSION FROM POWER SECTOR REFORM COMMITTEE

The National President of the Electricity Consumers Protection Advocacy Centre, ECPAC, Princewill Okorie, has criticized the exclusion of electricity consumer groups and the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission, FCCPC,