Abuja Power Crisis: TCN Blames Low Generation, Rejects AEDC’s Transmission Fault Claim
By Pan Afric Reporters
The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has dismissed claims by the Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC) that a transmission-line fault caused the drastic reduction in electricity allocated to Abuja, insisting that the supply shortfall was triggered by low power generation on the national grid.
In a statement signed by TCN Management on August 26, 2026, the company said AEDC’s claim that the reduction in its allocation from approximately 641MW to 314MW resulted from the tripping of 330kV transmission lines supplying Abuja from Shiroro Transmission Substation was inaccurate and misleading.
TCN said all 330kV transmission lines within the Abuja Region were currently in circuit and that no tripping of the lines supplying the Abuja axis had occurred.
“The reduction was a result of low generation on the grid and not in any way a TCN line tripping,” TCN stated.
The company said the reduced allocation to AEDC and subsequent load shedding across its feeders could therefore not be blamed on any alleged failure of TCN’s transmission infrastructure.
TCN urged electricity-sector operators to provide accurate information to consumers, stressing that misleading explanations could create unnecessary confusion among electricity users.
The company reaffirmed its commitment to transmitting available bulk electricity efficiently across Nigeria and maintaining the stability, reliability and integrity of the national transmission grid.
