BLACKOUT: TCN restores power to seven northern states

The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has announced a partial restoration of electricity supply to seven states in the North.

For over a week, the Northern region of the country had been faced with a blackout due to the vandalisation of the Shiroro-Kaduna transmission line, disrupting power distribution and causing widespread outages, especially to businesses.

However, the states where electricity was restored include: Nasarawa, Benue, Plateau, Kaduna, Kano, Bauchi, and Gombe States.

The TCN stated that electricity was restored to the affected area as of 4:56 PM yesterday following the successful repair of the 330kV Ugwuaji-Apir transmission line 1.

The TCN’s announcement was contained in a statement signed by the General Manager of public affairs, Ndidi Mbah, on Wednesday.

Recall that on October 22, TCN reported a power outage in the North-East, North-West and parts of North-Central after the 330 kV Ugwaji–Apir double circuit transmission lines 1 and 2 tripped around 4:53 am “due to a fault”.

Two days later, the transmission company said its linesmen had identified the fault responsible for the power outage.

Insecurity challenges faced by TCN engineers in repairing the faulty lines forced President Bola Tinubu to order security assistance.

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Meanwhile, Sokoto, Zamfara, Yobe, Borno, Adamawa, Taraba, Kogi, Jigawa, and Katsina States are still in complete blackout.

The statement partly read: “The Transmission Company of Nigeria has successfully restored bulk power supply through its 330kV Ugwuaji-Apir transmission line 1 as of 4:56 pm today, following the completion of repairs on the vandalized section of the line.

“With the restoration of this line, the Apir-Lafia 330kV transmission line 2 is now operational, also, bulk power transmission has been restored to Lafia, Makurdi, Jos, Kaduna, Kano, Bauchi, and Gombe States.

“All necessary materials for the repairs are on hand, and work will begin as soon as the site is secured for the safety of our personnel to the affected sections of the vandalized 330kV transmission line two.

“In the meantime, teams of linesmen will re-patrol the 330kV line 2 to ensure that no other sections are impacted as the repair works progress.

“We appreciate your patience and understanding as our engineers work diligently to restore the 330kV transmission line 2.

“TCN recognises the importance of electricity in our daily lives and is committed to ensuring that this line is repaired swiftly, thereby increasing the bulk power to the affected area by the incident.”

The TCN has slated November 3 as date for a complete restoration of electricity in the North.

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