Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has disclosed that the country supplies 24-hour electricity to neighbouring countries Togo, Benin Republic, and Niger.
Speaking during an interview with Channels TV’s ‘Sunday Politics’ on Sunday, chief executive officer of TCN, Sule Abdulaziz, said that some Nigerians also get 24-hour power supply.
“We supply Togo, we supply Benin and Niger. Yes, they get power from Nigeria on a 24-hour basis and they are paying,” he said.
“Nigerians are getting 24-hour supply; it’s not everybody. Those people that are in band A, you will see that they get 20 to 22 hours.”
The TCN CEO added that every electricity distribution company (DisCo) has Band A and it is their priority to supply their customers with nearly 22 or 24 hours.
But he also said the DisCos are ordered by regulators to provide “between 18 hours and 22 hours” of electricity.
He further said TCN is not to blame for all national grid collapses in Nigeria.
“It can be from generation, it can be from transmission, and it can be from distribution. And some of these also can come as a disaster. So if there is any system collapse, we have to make studies, find out what is the cause of this grid collapse,” he said.
On the 13th of October, the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) announced that international customers owe N9.41 billion for electricity supply in the second quarter (Q2) of 2024.